, Sept. 14 -- Saifuddin Mohammad Emdad, an Alim student at a madrasa in Dhaka who is officially recognised as a "Category-A July Warrior," on Sunday denied filing two separate cases in Dhaka and Chattogram.

He made the statement at a press conference at the National Press Club in the capital.

Emdad said he was shot by police at Wasa Moar in Chattogram on August 5, 2024, at the height of the anti-discrimination movement. Bullets pierced his eye, head, and face, leaving him collapsed on the street. After long medical treatment, he became a symbol of the movement and was officially listed among the severely injured July fighters.

"But today, the very sacrifice I made has put me in danger. Cases have been filed in my name-one in Chattogram...