Case filed against 10 July Smriti Foundation officials

A case has been filed against 13 people, including 10 members of July Smriti Foundation, for allegedly torturing them in the name of interrogation after they allegedly provided false information to the government to verify their names as 'July fighters'.

The court has taken cognizance of the case and ordered the CID to investigate into the matter by November 11.

The victim, Sabina Yasmin, filed the case with the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ariful Islam on Tuesday (October 14).

Plaintiff's lawyer Iltutmish Sawdagar Annie confirmed.

The accused in the case are--Iftekhar Hossain, Senior Verification Officer of the July Smriti Foundation, Officer Sagar, Officer Mehedi Hasan Prince, Executive Member Sabrina Afroz Srabanti, Officer Afzalur Rahman Sayem, Officer Saidur Rahman Shahid, Officer Fatema Afrin Payel, Officer Reza Tanvir, Rakin, Shamim Reza Khan, Sonia Akhter Lubna, Officer Alif, Officer Zahid.

The case alleges that on July 19, 2024, during the anti-fascist monsoon revolution, the plaintiff's husband and son went to the Madani Nagar Madrasa on Chittagong Road on a motorcycle when police and government terrorists opened fire and attacked the protesting crowd. As a result, the plaintiff's husband and son were seriously injured—the husband suffered a serious injury below the knee and the son's leg was broken.

After the fall of the Awami League, the plaintiff went to the office of the 'July Shaheed Smriti Foundation' with her husband on March 20, 2025, demanding recognition and compensation for the injured. There, the foundation's senior verification officer Iftekhar Hossain and other defendants interrogated them. At one stage, the plaintiff's husband was taken to a separate room and physically tortured for several hours, and the plaintiff was also intimidated and beaten.

The plaintiff alleged that the defendants threatened them by calling them 'fake July fighters', tried to forcefully extract false confessions, and snatched the plaintiff's bag and mobile phone.

As a result of the torture, the plaintiff's husband became mentally ill and underwent treatment for a long time. Later, after recovering somewhat, the plaintiff filed this case in court.