Charge sheet by Monday

Police will submit charge sheet in the murder case of teenager Samiul Alam Rajon by Monday, says Law Minister Anisul Huq.

“The case will then be sent to a speedy trial tribunal for its quick disposal,” he said yesterday.

The minister was talking to reporters after attending the inaugural of a two-month training course for newly appointed assistant judges at the Judicial Administration Training Institute in Dhaka.

“I will ensure that the prosecution will extend all cooperation to hold the trial in short time. I hope that an exemplary punishment will be given to the people involved in the killing of Rajon so that nobody dares to commit such offence in the future,” Anisul warned.

Rajon died of brain haemorrhage after he was tortured by a group of brutes who were “punishing” him in Kumargaon Bus Stand area of Sylhet on July 8 on charges of theft. Around 64 injury marks were found in his body.

Twelve people, including the four accused in the murder case, have been held, reports our Moulvibazar correspondent.

Jalalabad police filed the case, accusing Muhith Alam, his brother Kamrul Islam, their accomplice Ali Haider and security guard Moyna Mia.

Meanwhile, Haider yesterday confessed to his involvement in the crime, said Suranjit Talukdar, investigation officer of the case. He is the seventh to have given confessional statement under Section 164.

Sylhet Metropolitan Magistrate Sajedul Karim recorded the statement, said Suranjit. The magistrate then sent Haider to jail.

Locals caught and handed over Haider to police when he was trying to take away the body of Rajon after torturing him to death.

Farhana Yesmin, judge of Sylhet Metropolitan Magistrate's Court-2, yesterday granted five days of remand for Badal Mia, the 12th person who was caught and handed over to police by locals on Wednesday.

Earlier, Suranjit produced Badal before the court and sought his remand for 10 days.

Badal, a worker of a garage near Jalalabad where Rajon was beaten up cruelly, is a witness to the incident.