Gaibandha: Police have pressed charges against former Jatiya Party MP Dr Abdul Kader Khan and seven others in a case filed for killing Gaibandha-1 MP Manjurul Islam Liton.

Investigation officer of the case submitted a charge-sheet against the eight accused before Sundarganj cognisance court on Sunday on completion of the investigation, said Abu Haider Ashraf, officer-in-charge (Investigation) of Sundarganj Police Station.

Kader Khan, also a retired army officer, was made prime accused in the case, he said.

Other accused are Sohel Rana, Mehedi Hasan, Shaheen, Shamsuzzoha, Abdul Hannan, Subal Chandra and Awami League former office secretary Chandur Kumar.

Police also submitted the firearms and other materials used in the killing of the MP, said Ashraf.

Former JaPa MP Dr Kader Khan made his confessional statement before a court under section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) after his arrest. Kader Khan planned to kill MP Liton out of political vengeance.

The other seven accused gave their confessional statements in different times over the gruesome murder.

Detectives arrested Dr Abdul Kader Khan, former Jatiya Party MP from Gaibandha-1, from his residence at Rahman Nagar Ziladarpara in Bogra district town on February 21.

Liton was shot at point blank range by miscreants at his village home at Masterpara in Bamandanga union of Sundarganj upazila on December 31 last.

He was admitted to Rangpur Medical College Hospital where doctors declared him dead.