HC gets death references

The death references in two sensational cases filed for killing 13-year-old boys Sheikh Md Samiul Alam Rajon and Rakib reached the High Court yesterday for examining the verdicts that sentenced six people to death.

Officials of Sylhet and Khulna courts concerned brought the documents of the cases, including the judgements, to the High Court, HC Additional Registrar Sabbir Foez told The Daily Star.

Death reference section of the HC received the documents, he said, adding that the HC authorities will now prepare paper books for hearing the death references.

Then, Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha will assign the HC judges to hold hearing, Sabbir added.

A Sylhet court on Sunday sentenced four people, including prime accused Quamrul Islam, to death for beating Rajon to death on July 8 this year.

A Khulna court gave death penalty to Omar Sharif and his uncle Mintu Khan for killing Rakib by pumping air into his rectum on August 3.