Tamanna Farah, senior judicial magistrate of Cox’s Bazar, passed the order when Pradeep was produced before her court on completion of a 15-day remand in four spells.
Earlier on August 28, the court placed Pardeep and two other cops -- inspector Liaqat and sub-inspector Nandadulal -- on a 3-day remand.
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Although Liaqat and Nandadulal gave confessional statements before a court, Pradeep refused to do so.
On completion of the 3-day remand, members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), the investigating agency, produced Pradeep before the court with further remand plea.
The court placed him on a 1-day remand again.
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Khairul Islam, assistant superintendent of Police (ASP) of Rab-15 and investigating officer of the murder case, said, “The 15-day remand has ended. We produced him (Pradeep) before court with no remand plea due to legal obligation.”
Major (retd) Sinha was killed in police firing at Baharchhara police check-post on July 31.
Sharmin Shahriar Ferdous, elder sister of Sinha, filed the case with Teknaf Senior Judicial Magistrate’s Court on August 5.
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