Eight fugitives’ wealth to be confiscated
A Barguna court yesterday asked police to confiscate movable wealth of eight fugitive accused in a case for killing Rifat Sharif in front of his wife in broad daylight on June 26 this year.
They are Mohaiminul Islam Sifat, Md Musa, Abu Abdullah Rayhan, Md Nayeem, Rakibul Hasan Neyamot, Sayed Maruf Billah alias Mohibbullah, Prince Mollah and Rifat Hawlader. Of them, Rayhan, Nayeem, Rakibul, Mohibbullah, Prince and Rifat are juveniles.
The court of Senior Judicial Magistrate Mohammad Sirajul Islam Gazi also rejected bail prayers of two accused-- Rakibul Hasan alias Rifat Farajee and Md Rezwan Ali Khan alias Tiktok Hridoy—said defence lawyer advocate Golam Mostafa Qader.
The court fixed October 16 for the next hearing of the case, he said.
Seven arrested accused were produced before the court while Aysha Siddika Minni and Arian Hossain, who are now on bail, were also present at the court.
After the case proceeding, the court ordered law enforcers to send the accused to the district jail.
Rifat Sharif, who used to provide internet services, was hacked to death in broad daylight in front of his wife Aysha Siddika Minni on June 26. A video clip of the incident went viral on social media. In the footage, Minni was seen trying to save her husband from the attackers.
Later, the victim’s father filed a murder case with Barguna Police Station against 12 people.
On September 1, police pressed charges against Minni and 23 others for their alleged involvement in the murder.
Police pressed the charge sheet dividing into two segments -- one for 14 juvenile accused, and the other for 10 adults. Minni’s name figured seventh on the list of adult accused.
Sabbir Hossain Nayan alias Nayan Bond, the prime accused in the case, was killed in a “gunfight” with police on July 2.
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