Shefali Alam, the plaintiff in Awami League leader Khairul Alam Molla killing case, has called on the prime minister to ensure security for herself and her two children.
Speaking to the Dhaka Tribune yesterday, she alleged that she had been living with sheer uncertainty after facing constant threats from the accused.
Shefali is the wife of Khairul who was the organising secretary of Demra-Jatrabari thana unit of Awami League and also the secretary of Sayedabad Bus Owners’ Association. The man was hacked to death at Motijheel in the capital on this day a year ago.
On November 9 last year, Shefali filed a murder case with Motijheel police station and named seven people among the accused.
Police on March 19 this year submitted the charge sheet accusing 14 people, including Sayedabad Bus Owners’ Association President Md Abul Kalam.
The case is now under trial at the court of Dhaka Fifth Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge while the next hearing is scheduled for November 19.
Shefali’s counsel Md Kaisar Hossain said he would try to ensure exemplary punishment of the culprits.
