A conviction warrant of the trial court that awarded death sentence to 14 accused including an Indian separatist leader Paresh Barua in the 10-truck arms smuggling case will be sent to the foreign convict’s home thorough the foreign ministry.
Public prosecutor of the cases linked with the 10-truckloads arms haul Kamaluddin Ahmed told the Dhaka Tribune: “It is the legal procedure to send conviction warrant against the fugitives to their permanent address.”
“As Paresh Barua is a foreign citizen we will have to send the conviction warrant through the ministry to his address in India,” he added.
Kamaluddin also said they had permanent address of Paresh Barua in the charge sheets of the cases, so they would also send another copy of conviction warrant by post.
A Chittagong court on Thursday gave death sentence to Paresh Barua in the smuggling case and life term imprisonment in arms case linked with the seizure of 10 truckloads of weaponries supposed to go to the India’s separatist group United Liberation Front of Assam (Ulfa) using Bangladesh’s land.
Paresh Barua is a top leader of Ulfa who looks after military wing of the group. He was fugitive and tried in absentia in the arms haul cases.
The address of Paresh Barua’s home in Assam of India in charge sheet is – Father – Dizen Barua, Mother – Milik, Village – Jeraichhakoli, Taraigaon, Chakun, Bhibrugar, Assam.
Meanwhile, a police official in Chittagong, on condition of anonymity, said police might request Interpol to issue an arrest warrant to catch Paresh Barua.
Inspector General of Police Hasan Mahmud Khandaker told the Dhaka Tribune over phone: “We will act according to the direction of the court and we will follow all legal procedures and formalities.
“We will take all necessary steps to implement the verdict following all legal formalities.”
Another fugitive Nurul Amin, former additional secretary to the Industry ministry, has also been convicted and awarded death sentence in the smuggling case.
Kamaluddin said they would send conviction warrant to the address of Nurul Amin mentioned in the charge sheet.
He added that it is the duty of law enforcement agencies to take necessary steps for the fugitives.
