HC summons probe in-charge
The High Court yesterday summoned the investigation officer (IO) of the murder case of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi, to know of the progress in probe.
The IO has been asked to appear before the court with the case dockets on November 6.
The bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Md Mostafizur Rahman passed the order while hearing a petition filed by accused Tanvir Rahman, who is now out on bail.
Tanvir, an official of an English medium school in Dhaka, recently submitted the petition to the HC for scrapping trial proceedings against him of the case.
His lawyer Advocate Fawzia Karim Firoze told the court that his client is innocent, but he is still an accused of the case as the investigation of the case was not completed.
Tanvir’s image has been tarnished and he could not get married as the case is still open against him, the lawyer said.
After the hearing, the court issued a rule asking authorities concerned of the government to explain in two weeks why the proceedings of the case against Tanvir could not be quashed.
On March 8, 2015, the HC granted bail to Tanvir Rahman in the double murder case. Sagar, news editor at private TV channel Maasranga, and his wife Runi, a senior reporter at ATN Bangla, were killed in the early hours of February 11, 2012 at their rented flat in the capital’s West Razabazar.
After investigation by Sher-e-Bangla Nagar police, Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) started probing the murder on April 18, 2012.
Rab and other agencies have taken more than 65 dates from the trial court concerned for completing probe into the murder.
Deputy Attorney General Sarwar Hossain Bappi represented the government at yesterday’s hearing.
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