A freedom fighter yesterday said the alleged war criminal Syed Mohammad Qaisar’s forces had killed his nephew and injured his mother in Nurpur village under Nasirnagar, Brahmanbaria during the 1971 Liberation War.
Azharul Haque, 61, son of Sobdar Ali, told the International Crimes Tribunal 2 that Qaisar and members of notorious “Qaisar Bahini” had also burnt the house of Fisheries and Livestock Minister Mohammad Saidul Haque. During the war, Saidul was the president of Nasirnagar unit Awami League.
The witness said he had been an HSC student at Brahmanbaria Government College in 1971.
He said the accused had formed Peace Committee in April, 1971 in Brahmanbaria and later formed “Qaisar Bahini.”
Azhar said on November 15 in 1971, some 150 people including Qaisar, members of Qaisar Bahini, razakar forces and the Pakistani Army had attacked his village and burnt his house. They also set fire to some other houses in the village.
“When I returned home around 9pm, I found my mother injured. She told me that Qaisar’s forces beat her severely and killed my nephew Azizul Haque. Locals buried my nephew,” he said.
The witness said on that day, the collaborators had killed around 10 people in the village including Torab Ali, Shukkur Ali, Azizul Haque, Siru Mia and Jummat Ali.
He also learnt that Kalpana, daughter of one Chuni Lal, had been raped and killed.
The witness claimed that the collaborators had killed a total of 108 people in 22 villages and burnt down some 400 houses. Most of the victims were Hindus.
The witness said he knew Qaisar for a long time as the accused had taken part in the providential council election. He also saw Qaisar at Madhabpur Bazar in 1970.
