Major Sinha (retd) murder: Accused put on further 4 days of remand

A Cox’s Bazar court on Monday placed each of seven accused including Officer-in-Charge of Teknaf Police Station Pradeep Kumar Das and Inspector Liakat, on four-day remand over the killing of Major Sinha Md Rashed Khan (retd) in Teknaf.

Metropolitan Magistrate Court- 4 Judge Tamanna Farah passed the order while investigation officer Senior ASP Khairul Islam of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) sought seven day remand for each accused to interrogate them.

All the accused were present on the dock.

The accused are former Officer-in-Charge of Teknaf Police Station Pradeep Kumar Das and former Inspector Liakat Ali, ex-Sub-Inspector Nandadulal Rakshit, ex-Assistant Sub-Inspector Liton Mia, constables Safanur Karim, Kamal Hossain, Abdullah Al Mamun.

Earlier on August 6, three key accused including Pradeep and Liakat were placed on seven-day remand which concluded on Monday.

The authorities on August 2, suspended 21 police officials, including the in-charge of Baharchhara police outpost, in connection with the killing.

Major Sinha (retd) was killed in police firing at Baharchhara police check-post on July 31.

Source: UNB

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