CHITTAGONG: A Chittagong court Sunday took the charge sheet against nine people including Mufti Izharul Islam, senior Nayeb-e-Ameer of Hefazat-e- Islam into cognizance in three cases of explosion in a madrasa in the port city.  

Chittagong Metropolitan Sessions Judge SM Mujibur Rahman also fixed March 27 for indictment hearing in the cases.    

Earlier on February 10, police submitted charge sheet against nine people including Mufti Izharul Islam in cases of explosion in madrasa.

Investigation officer sub-inspector Lokman Hossain submitted the charge sheet to general register department of the metropolitan court.    

Some 46 people were made witnesses in the cases.

Three cases were filed in this connection. Of those, the charge sheet has been submitted in the case filed under explosive act (sections 3,4).

Allude to on October 7, 2013, five people were injured in a blast at Jamiatul Uloom Al-Islamia Lalkhan Bazar, a Qawmi madrasa run by Izharul, at Lalkhan Bazar. Later, two of them succumbed to their injuries.

BDST: 1541 HRS, MAR 02, 2014