The investigation agency of the International Crime Tribunal (ICT) has released report on investigation into the killings of philanthropist Ranada Prasad Saha and his son Bhabani Prasad Saha by one Mahbubur Rahman, 69, of Mirzapur in Tangail district.
"We have brought three specific charges of crimes against humanity against Rahman. He was involved with killings of 64 people in Tangail and Narayanganj, including philanthropist Ranada Prasad Saha and his son Bhabani Prasad Saha," said coordinator of the agency Md Abdul Hannan Khan.
Flanked by co-coordinator Sanaul Huq, investigation officer Md Ataur Rahman and other senior officials of the agency, Khan said they will now submit the 380-page investigation report in four volumes to the ICT prosecution.
"Abdul Wadud, father of Mahbubur Rahman, was the president of Mirzapur unit of Peace Committee. Rahman and his brother Abdul Mannan joined Razakar Bahini when the war broke out. He and his cohorts from Razakar Bahini with the help of Pakistani occupation army abducted seven people including Ranada Prasad Saha, his son Bhabani Prasad Saha on May 7, 1971. They were later killed and their bodies were thrown into the river Shitalakkhya," Khan said.
The agency chief said ASP Md Ataur Rahman carried out the investigation against Mahbubur Rahman over a period of one year and six months and recorded testimonies of 60 people.
The accused is now serving a jail term since getting arrested on November 7, 2016.
