A Dhaka court on Tuesday relieved former Superintendent of Police Babul Akhter and his father Abdul Wadud Mia of the charges in a case filed under the Digital Security Act (DSA) for spreading false information over the murder of Babul’s wife Mahmuda Khanam Mitu.

Dhaka Metropolitan Cyber Tribunal Judge AM Zulficker Hayat exempted them from the case filed by Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) Chief Banaj Kumar Majumdar.

The court also accepted the chargesheet against journalist Elias Hossain and Habibur Rahman, brother of Babul, in the case. It also issued an arrest warrant against Elias as he remained absconding for long.

The court fixed August 31 about the two accused.

On April 9, Rabiul Islam, inspector of Dhanmondi Police Station and also the investigating officer of the case submitted chargesheet against four people including former SP Babul in the case.

On May 11, the case was transferred to the Dhaka Cyber Tribunal.

On June 5, 2016, Mitu was stabbed and shot dead when she was walking her son to his school bus stop at the port city's GEC intersection.

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According to the case statement, Elias in association with Babul Aktar leaked an audio on his Facebook page and Youtube channel from the US about Babul’s wife Mitu murder. In the video, he alleged that Police Bureau of Investigation Chief (PBI) chief had intentionally implicated Babul in the case and the latter was tortured in custody.

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On September 27 in 2022, Banaj Kumar Majumdar filed the case bringing the allegations under the DSA and the Special Power Act at Dhanmondi police station.

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Later, Babul was shown arrested in the case on November 10 in the same year.