Pradeep Kumar Das and Liakat Ali, two former police officials sentenced to death for the murder of Major Sinha Mohammad Rashed Khan (retired), have appealed to the High Court seeking acquittal. Pradeep's lawyer Advocate Rana Dasgupta said on Tuesday that he has appealed to the office concerned of the High Court on Monday. The acquittal of Pradeep and Liakat from the death sentence given by the lower court has been sought in the appeal, he added. Read: Major Sinha murder case: Ex-OC Pradeep & Liakat shifted to Kashimpur Jail A Cox’s Bazar court on January 31 sentenced former OC Pradeep and ex-inspector Liakat to death and six others to life imprisonment in the Major Sinha murder case. District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Ismail pronounced the judgment in the presence of all the 15 accused, said Public Prosecutor Faridul Alam. The court had, however, acquitted seven other accused in the case. The death references of the murder case reached the High Court on February 8. On February 9,  Pradeep and Liakat were shifted to Kashimpur Jail in Gazipur. Sinha murder On July 31, 2020, Major Sinha was shot dead at the Shamlapur police check post in Baharchhara Union of Cox's Bazar while he was returning to the town after filming for a documentary. Read: Sinha murder case: Death references reach HC On August 5, 2020, Sinha's sister, Sharmin Shahriar Ferdous, moved the Teknaf Senior Judicial Magistrate's Court accusing nine members of law enforcement agencies of the murder, including former officer-in-charge of Teknaf Model Police Station Pradeep Kumar Das and Baharchhara Police Outpost inspector Liakat Ali. On December 13 the same year, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) submitted a charge-sheet against 15 people, including ex-OC Pradeep, police informer Ayaz and three APBn members, in the case. On June 27, 2021, the court framed charges against them.

The death references of Maj (retd) Sinha Mohammad Rashed Khan murder case reached the High Court on Tuesday. The death references reached the branch concerned of the High Court, said Mohammad Saifur Rahman, Special Officer of the Supreme Court. According to the law, if a convict is sentenced to death by a lower court, all the documents of the case are sent to the High Court for approval of the penalty. When the case ‘Paperbook’-file containing all documents- is prepared the hearing on death references is held as per serial. On January 31, A Cox’s Bazar court sentenced former OC Pradeep Kumar Das and police inspector Liakat Ali to death and six others to life term imprisonment in the Sinha murder case. The six lifers are constable Sagar Dev, sub-inspector Nandolal Rakkhit, constable Rubel Sharma, Nurul Amin, Md Nizamuddin and Ayaz Uddin. The court, however, acquitted seven other accused. Sinha murder On July 31, 2020, Sinha was shot dead at the Shamlapur police check-post in Baharchhara Union of Cox's Bazar while returning to the town after filming for a documentary. On August 5, 2020, Sinha's sister, Sharmin Shahriar Ferdous, filed a case with Teknaf Senior Judicial Magistrate Court accusing nine members of law enforcement agencies of being involved in the killing, including former officer-in-charge of Teknaf Model Police Station Pradeep Kumar Das and Baharchhara Police Outpost inspector Liakat Ali. On December 13, the same year, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) submitted a charge-sheet against 15 people, including ex-OC Pradeep, police source Ayaz and three APBn members, in the case. On June 27, 2021, the court framed charges against them.    END/UNB/Corr/MAS/FH

A Cox’s Bazar court on Monday sentenced former OC Pradeep Kumar Das and police inspector Liakat Ali to death and six others to life term imprisonment in the Maj (retd) Sinha Mohammad Rashed Khan murder case. The six lifers are constable Sagar Dev, sub-inspector Nandolal Rakkhit, constable Rubel Sharma, Nurul Amin, Md Nizamuddin and Ayaz Uddin. District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Ismail pronounced the judgment in presence of all the 15 accused, said Public Prosecutor Faridul Alam. The court, however, acquitted seven other accused. Also read: Sinha murder case verdict being read out The 15 accused were brought to the court from Cox's Bazar district jail at 2 pm. Of the 15 accused, 12 had given confessional statements before court except Pradeep, Sagar Dev and Rubel.

The judgment  in Maj (retd) Sinha Mohammad Rashed Khan murder case is being read out at a Cox's Bazar court in presence of 15 accused in the case. The 15 accused were brought to the court from Cox's Bazar district jail at 2 pm on Monday. District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Ismail started to read out the judgment when the accused  were produced before the court, said Public Prosecutor Faridul Alam. Of the 15 accused, 12 gave confessional statements before court except ex-OC Pradeep Kumar Das, Constable Sagar Dev and Rubel Sharma. Other accused in the case are- Inspector of Baharchara Police outpost Liakat Ali, sub-inspectors Nandolal Rakkhit and Tutul, assistant sub-inspector Liton Mia; constables Shafanur Karim, Kamal Hossain, Abdullah AL Mamun, , Md Rajib and Md Abdullah, ASI of APBN Md Shahjahan and Nurul Amin, Md Nizamuddin and Ayaz Uddin. Read: 5 die as bulkhead hits trawler in Dakatia River Meanwhile, security has been beefed up in Cox’s Bazar town ahead of the delivery of judgment. Additional police personnel have been deployed in and around the court premises while a number of check-post were set up at different points. The movement of pedestrians around the court is also being restricted. On January 12, the Cox’s Bazar court fixed Monday for delivery of the judgment. On July 31, 2020, Sinha was shot dead at the Shamlapur police check-post in Baharchhara Union of Cox's Bazar while returning to town after filming for a documentary. On August 5, 2020, Sinha's sister, Sharmin Shahriar Ferdous, filed a case with Teknaf Senior Judicial Magistrate Court accusing nine members of law enforcement agencies of being involved in the killing, including former officer-in-charge of Teknaf model police station Pradeep Kumar Das and Baharchhara police outpost inspector Liakat Ali. Read: Export-Import through Benapole land port suspended On December 13, same year, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) submitted a charge sheet against 15 people, including  ex-OC Pradeep, police source Ayaz and three APBn members, in connection with the case. On June 27, 2021, a Cox’s Bazar court framed charges against them.

The judgment in the murder case of Maj (retd) Sinha Mohammad Rashed Khan will be delivered on January 31. Cox’s Bazar District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Ismail will pronounce the verdict, said Public Prosecutor Faridul Alam. On July 31, 2020, Sinha was shot dead at the Shamlapur police check-post in Baharchhara Union of Cox's Bazar while returning to town after filming for a documentary. Read: Sinha murder trial: arguments remain incomplete on the third day On August 5, 2020, Sinha's sister, Sharmin Shahriar Ferdous, filed a case with Teknaf Senior Judicial Magistrate Court accusing nine members of law enforcement agencies of being involved in the killing, including former officer-in-charge of Teknaf model police station Pradeep Kumar Das and Baharchhara police outpost inspector Liakat Ali. On December 13, same year, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) submitted a charge sheet against 15 people, including police source Ayaz and three APBn members, in connection with the case. On June 27, 2021, a Cox’s Bazar court framed charges against them. Read: Sinha’s conviction a bad precedent: Gayeshwar All the 15 accused are currently in jail. Of them, 12 have given confessional statements before court except ex-OC Pradeep Kumar Das, constable Sagar Dev and Rubel Sharma. Other accused in the case are- Inspector of Baharchara Police outpost Liakat Ali, sub-inspectors Nandolal Rakkhit and Tutul, assistant sub-inspector Liton Mia; constables Shafanur Karim, Kamal Hossain, Abdullah AL Mamun, , Md Rajib and Md Abdullah, ASI of APBN Md Shahjahan and Nurul Amin, Md Nizamuddin and Ayaz Uddin.  

On the first day of recording statements of the witnesses in the Maj. (retd) Sinha Mohammad Rashed Khan murder case trial, the defence plawyers allegedly tried to delay the proceedings at a Cox’s Bazar court. Defendant’s lawyer advocate Rana Dash Gupta submitted 11 petitions praying to suspend the case but the court didn’t accept them, said Plaintiffs’ lawyer advocate Mohammad Jahangir and public prosecutor advocate Faridul Alam to media. Meanwhile, the trial proceedings of the sensational murder case began with recording the testimonial statement of Sinha’s sister and plaintiff of the case Sharmin Shahriar Ferdous. Also read: HC refuses bail to another 3 accused in Sinha murder case

A court here on Tuesday asked the deputy commissioners of Cox’s Bazar and Chattogram to confiscate the assets of ex-OC of Teknaf Model Police Station Pradeep Kumar Das and his wife in a graft case. Chattogram Metropolitan Session Judge Sheikh Ashfaque Rahman passed the order following a petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). ACC filed the case against sacked OC Pradeep, now in jail in Major(retd) Sinha murder case,  and his wife for amassing wealth worth Tk 4 crore  on August 23. Also read: Ex-OC Pradeep denied bail in ACC case Emran Hossain, court inspector, said the court ordered to confiscate the assets Pradeep and his wife and appoint a receiver. However, Chumki Karon, wife of Pradeep, remained absconding since Pradeep’s arrest in the Maj. (retd) Sinha Mohammad Rashed Khan murder case. ACC sources said the anti-graft watchdog’s investigation against Pradeep started in 2018.  On April 20 last year, Pradeep and his wife were asked to submit their wealth statement and they submitted their wealth statements in June that year. Also read: Graft case: OC Pradeep denied bail After a long investigation, the ACC reportedly found information that the couple acquired assets worth more than Tk 4 crore illegally. Sinha was killed in police firing at Baharchhara police check-post on July 31. His elder sister Sharmin Shahriar Ferdous filed a case at Teknaf Senior Judicial Magistrate Court on August 5. Ex-OC Pradeep surrendered the following day. Also read: Ex-OC Pradeep sued over ‘killing’ two in crossfire’ On June 27, a Cox’s Bazar court  framed charges against 15 accused, including  Pradeep Kumar Das, in the major (retd) Sinha MD Rashed Khan murder case.

The High Court on Monday rejected bail to another three accused in the Maj. (retd) Sinha Mohammad Rashed Khan murder case on grounds that the petitions were not filed before it. The order was issued by a bench of Justice Farid Ahmed and Justice Mohi Uddin Shamim.  The three accused who sought bail are: Shahjahan Ali, Razib Hossain and Abdullah Al Mahmud. Additional Attorney General Sheikh Mohammad Morshed and deputy attorney general Sujit Chatarjee Bappi represented the state while Advocate Mahbubur Rahman stood for the petitioners. A Cox’s Bazar court on June 27 framed charges against 15 accused, including suspended Teknaf police station officer-in-charge Pradeep Kumar Das, in the murder case. The court also fixed July 26, 27 and 28 for recording testimonies of witnesses, said Public Prosecutor of Cox’s Bazar District and Sessions Judge Court Faridul Alam. It also rejected bail petitions of another six accused, including ex-OC Pradeep and constable Sagar Dev. On July 31 last year, Sinha was shot dead at the Shamlapur police check-post in Baharchhara Union of Cox's Bazar while returning to town after filming for a documentary. On August 5, Sinha's sister, Sharmin Shahriar Ferdous, filed a case with Teknaf Senior Judicial Magistrate Court accusing nine members of law enforcement agencies of being involved in the killing, including Pradeep Kumar Das and Baharchhara police outpost inspector Liakat Ali. On December 13, 2020, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) submitted a charge sheet against 15 people, including police source Ayaz and three APBn members, in connection with the case filed over Sinha's murder at a checkpost manned by APBn, where officers of the Teknaf police station intercepted Sinha's car. Khairul Islam, assistant superintendent of police of RAB-15 and also the investigation officer of the case, submitted the charge sheet before Cox's Bazar Senior Judicial Magistrate Tamanna Farah.

A Cox’s Bazar court on Sunday framed charges against 15 accused, including suspended Teknaf police station officer-in-charge Pradeep Kumar Das, in the major (retd) Sinha MD Rashed Khan murder case. District and Sessions Judge Md Ismail Hossain passed the order. Read: Sinha murder case: Accused constable surrenders after absconding for 10 months The court also fixed July 26, 27 and 28 for recording testimonies of witnesses, said Public Prosecutor of Cox’s Bazar District and Sessions Judge Court Faridul Alam. It also rejected bail petitions of six accused, including ex-OC Pradeep and constable Sagar Dev. The hearing continued for three hours starting at 11 am. Earlier, the 15 accused were produced before the court amid tight security at 10 am. They were later sent back to jail. Read: Sinha murder case: Police source Ayaz denied bail

The High Court has denied bail to Mohammad Ayaz, a police source accused in a case filed over the murder of Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan in Teknaf last year. The bench of Justice Krishna Debnath and Justice KM Zahid Sarwar removed the petition from its cause list for Thursday. Attorney General AM Amin Uddin and Deputy Attorney General Sarwar Hossain Bappi stood for the state while Advocate Amirul Islam represented the accused. Also read: Sinha murder: Charges pressed against 15 including Pradeep "There are allegations of criminal conspiracy against Ayaz, which he did not mention in his bail application. So the High Court dropped his bail application from its cause list," Sarwar Hossain said. On December 13, 2020, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) submitted a charge sheet against 15 people including police source Ayaz and three APBn members in connection with the case filed over Sinha's murder at a checkpost manned by APBn, where officers of the Teknaf police station intercepted Sinha's car.  Khairul Islam, assistant superintendent of police of RAB-15 and also the investigation officer of the case, submitted the charge sheet before Cox's Bazar Senior Judicial Magistrate Tamanna Farah. Also read: Sinha murder: Another policeman lands in jail On July 31 last year, Sinha was shot dead at the Shamlapur police check-post in Baharchhara Union of Cox's Bazar while returning into town from filming a documentary.  On August 5, Sinha's sister Sharmin Shahriar Ferdous filed a case with Teknaf Senior Judicial Magistrate Court accusing at least nine members of law enforcement of being involved in the killing, including Teknaf police station Officer-in-Charge Pradeep Kumar Das and Baharchhara police outpost Inspector Liakat Ali.