The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Wednesday issued warrants for the arrest of eight people including former MP Saiful Islam in a case filed over burning bodies of six protesters on a van after killing them at Ashulia in Savar on August 5.

A three-member bench of the ICT-2 led by its chairman Justice Nazrul Islam accepted the chargesheet against 16 people in the case and issued the arrest warrants.

Earlier, the prosecution submitted the 173-page chargesheet against 16 people in the case.

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Seven accused arrested in the case were produced before the court on Wednesday morning.

They are former additional superintendent of Dhaka District Police Abdullahil Kafi, former additional superintendent of Dhaka District Police Shahidul Islam, officer-in-charge of Ashulia police station AFM Sayed, DB inspector Arafat Hossain, sub-inspector Malek, constables Mukul Chokdar and Kamrul Hasan.

On August 5 last year, six protesters were shot dead during the mass uprising and their bodies were burned on a van.

A video of the horrific scene was widely shared on social media, shaking the nation.

It helped the victims' families identify two of the victims.

The video shows several bodies lying on the back of a van while police officers are seen loading another body onto the vehicle.

The bodies were covered with dirty cloths and banners found on the streets before being set on fire.

On August 5, last year, when ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s government was ousted in a mass uprising a gruesome incident occurred in Dhaka’s Ashulia.

Police allegedly loaded six bodies of protesters on a van and set it ablaze.

A case was filed with ICT on September 11, last year.

Investigators found that one of the victims was still alive when the fire was set, resulting in their death.

The horrific scene spread in social media, shaking the nation.