A total of 119 Awami League men including two former lawmakers and three chairmen were sued in connection with the death of class 10 student Ash-Sabur, who was beat up and shot dead in Savar during the Anti-discrimination Student movement on August 5.

Sahid Hasan alias Mithu, a cousin of Ash-Sabur, registered the case with Ashulia Police Station around 11:30 pm on Friday.

The accused also include Ashulia Thana Awami League President Farooq Hasan Tuhin, and his father Savar Municipality Mayor Abdul Goni Kulu, Pathalia Union Parishad Chairman Parvez Dewan, Ashulia Union Parishad Chairman Shahabuddin Madbar, Yapur Union Parishad Chairman Sumon Ahmed Bhuiyan, Savar Upazila Awami League former General Secretary Ali Haider and Ashulia Thana Jubo League convener Kabir Hossain Sarkar.

According to the case statement, Ash-Sabur went to a shop in Bypile around 11:00 am on August 5 to buy necessary goods. Around 2:00 pm, the plaintiff of the case came to know that his brother's body was lying at the Bypile intersection. Hearing the news, he went to the Bypile intersection with locals and found the mutilated body lying there. Ash-Sabur was beaten and shot dead by the cadres of Awami League and its affiliates organisations, said the case statement.

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