Court asks Rab again to submit probe report

A Dhaka court yesterday again ordered the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) to submit by February 8 the probe report of journalist couple Sagar-Runi murder case.

Metropolitan Magistrate Waez Kuruni Khan Chowdhury passed the order after Assistant Superintendent of Police Wares Ali Miah of Rab, also investigation officer of the case, failed to submit the report before it yesterday.

Earlier, different courts expressed dissatisfaction over the investigation process and the failure of the concerned bodies to unearth the real clue of the murder and arrest the real culprits.

Sagar Sarowar, news editor of private TV station Maasranga, and his wife Meherun Runi, senior reporter of ATN Bangla, were killed at their rented flat in the capital on February 11, 2012.

Their only son Mahir Sarowar Megh, then 5, was staying home at that time.

On the next day of the murder, Nawsher Alam Roman, younger brother of Runi, filed a murder case with Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station without accusing anyone in particular.

After investigation by Sher-e-Bangla Nagar police and detectives, the Rapid Action Battalion started a further probe on April 18, 2012.

At least eight people including Rafiqul Islam, Bakul Miah, Masum Mintu, Kamrul Hasan alias Arun, Abu Sayeed, two security guards of the couple's house Palash Rudra Paul and Enamul Hoque, and the couple's “family friend” Tanveer Rahman had been arrested in this regard. Later on, Tanveer got freed on bail.