Dhaka, March 20 -- A man who sued ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 123 Awami League leaders and activists over the alleged killing of his son during the July 2024 Uprising had falsely shown the boy as dead in the hope of securing money and housing benefits, according to a police investigation.

Police say the boy, Jihad, was in fact alive and had only been injured. Investigators concluded that the case, filed at Keraniganj Model Police Station, was based on "factual errors" and recommended that all the accused be discharged.

A final report submitted by Sub-Inspector Badiar Rahman on Aug 11 last year was accepted by Senior Judicial Magistrate Tamanna on Oct 30, clearing Hasina and the other accused in the case.

The court said the ...