A Rangamati court on Tuesday accepted the final report submitted by the police clearing all suspects in a case filed over the disappearance of Chittagong Hill Tracts-based woman leader Kalpana Chakma in 1996.
The court also rejected a no-confidence petition submitted by Kalpana鈥檚 brother,听 Kalindi Kumar Chakma, on the final report submitted by police clearing the suspects, including army鈥檚 Lieutenant Ferdous Kaisar Khan in the case.
On October 19, 2016, Kalindi filed a no-confidence petition before the court, rejecting a police final report submitted in September 2016 that cleared all suspects.
鈥榃e got such a kind of order from the court after 28 years of abduction, which is unfortunate,鈥� Kalindi said after the court order.
Jewel Dewan, Rajib Chakma, and Susmita Chakma represented Kalindi in court.
鈥榃e will seek a criminal revision in this matter and will go to the high court challenging the order if needed,鈥� said Jewel.
Kalindi filed the case with the Baghaichari police station after Kalpana鈥檚 disappearance following her abduction in 1996.
Kalpana Chakma, 23, was allegedly abducted from her house in Baghaichari on June 12, 1996, several hours before the 7th national election.
She was campaigning for independent candidate Bijoy Ketan Chakma, then a senior presidium member of the Pahari Gana Parishad.
Kalpana鈥檚 family alleged that none of the investigating officers interrogated the suspects鈥� army鈥檚 Lieutenant Ferdous Kaisar Khan, who is now retired from the service, Village Defence Party member Nurul Huq, and police constable Saleh Ahmed.
The government informed the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances that Hill Women鈥檚 Federation organising secretary Kalpana Chakma remained missing after her abduction in Baghaichari, Rangamati, on June 12, 1996.
In June 2022, the government submitted its updated report on 76 cases of disappearance that had been reported to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights over the years.
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