A Dhaka court on Monday framed charges against prime accused Sohel Rana and his wife Swapna Akter in the case filed over the rape and murder of eight-year-old Ramisa Akter in the capital's Pallabi area.
Dhaka Metropolitan Child Repression Prevention Tribunal judge Masrur Salekin framed the charges against the accused.
The court also fixed Tuesday for recording witness depositions in the case, said plaintiff’s lawyer Advocate Azizur Rahman Dulu.
Ramisa murder: Police press charges against Sohel Rana, wife
The two accused were produced before the court around 11 am.
Ramisa Akter, daughter of Abdul Hannan Molla, was raped and murdered by Sohel Rana, tenant of a neighbouring flat on May 19.
According to the case details, accused Sohel lured her into his room and later killed her after rape.
Later, Ramisa’s decapitated body was found beneath the bed while her severed head was found hidden inside a bucket in the bathroom.
While Swapna was detained from the scene by neighbours and subsequently handed over to police, Sohel Rana managed to escape by cutting through a window grille.
He was tracked down and arrested by police later in Fatullah in Narayanganj.