Suspended police inspector Liakat Ali and former OC of Teknaf Police Station Pradeep Kumar Das were sentenced to death for killing Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan.
Cox’s Bazar District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Ismail sentenced six others to life term imprisonment.
The court acquitted seven others as allegation brought against them could not be proven.
Around 2pm today , the accused were brought to the court from Cox’s Bazar district jail.
Security was beefed up at the court premises since this morning following the verdict.
Additional SP Rafiqul Islam of Cox Bazar district police told journalists, “We have taken adequate security measures ahead of the verdict. Additional police forces have been deployed at the court building premises.”
The 15 accused are: then Inspector Liakat Ali, head of Baharchhara Investigation Centre; former Officer-in-Charge of Teknaf Police Station Pradeep Kumar Das; bodyguard Rubel Sharma; dismissed Sub-Inspector (SI) Nandadulal; dismissed constables Safanur Karim, Kamal Hossain, Abdullah Al Mamun, Sagor Deb, Md Rajib,
Md Abdullah; dismissed Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Liton Mia; dismissed APBn Sub-Inspector (SI) Mohammad Shahjahan; Nurul Amin; Md Nezamuddin; and Ayaz Uddin.
On June 27, 2021, the Court of Cox’s Bazar District and Sessions framed charges against them.
Sinha’s elder sister filed the murder case with Teknaf Senior Judicial Magistrate’s Court against Pradeep, Nandadulal and several others on August 5 in 2020.
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