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GV Large crowd at Dacca meeting
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SV Noor E Alam Siddiqui addressing meeting
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SV Crowd listening
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SV Mukti officers
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SV Siddiqui speaking
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SV People listening
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SV Group of suspected looters tied together
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SV Soldiers kicking suspects on ground as people cheer
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SCU Two suspects tied together pleading with soldiers
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SV Soldier kicking suspects and jumping on them with second soldier beating suspect on head with elbow
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CU Suspect with soldier holding hair
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Background: More than ten thousand people gathered in Dacca on Saturday (18 December) to hear Mukti Bahini leader Noor E Alam Siddiqui give an account of his men's exploits during the 14-day war.

After the rally, Visnews cameraman Prem Prakash managed to film Mukti Bahini officers beating two men alleged to have been found looting.

SYNOPSIS: More than ten thousand gathered in Daces on Saturday to hear Noor E. Alam Siddiqui give details on the Mukti Bahini's part in the war with Pakistani forces. He gave his assurance to the crowd that East Pakistan under the self-styled Bangladesh Government would become an ideal country for all.

The crowd also heard Siddique give an account of his men's actions during the fighting and of his personal role in liberation of Dacca.

After the rally, two alleged looter said to be caught in the act by a Mukti Bahini patrol, were punished on the in full view of newsmen.

Only the day before, horrified Bengal had discovered the bodies of 125 intellectuals in a field outside the capital. All had their hands tied behind their backs and had been bayonetted, garrotted or shot. Feelings were running high in Dacca on Saturday, but Indian officials have publicly stated that unnecessary violence will not be tolerated. The two men accused of looting were severely beaten. One was later released but the other was to be bayonetted to death in front of cheering crowd.