Verdict in arms case against Arav Khan on May 9

A Dhaka tribunal today fixed May 9 to deliver the judgment against Rabiul Islam alias Arav Khan in an arms case filed against him in January 2015.

After the argument from the prosecution, Judge Murshid Ahmed of Dhaka's Special Tribunal-14 set the date for the verdict.

During today's hearing, the prosecution told the court that they were able to prove the charges against Arav Khan, who lives in Dubai, beyond doubt and sought the highest punishment (life in jail) for him.

As Arav Khan was shown fugitive in the case, no lawyer stood at the court to defend him.

Earlier, the tribunal recorded statements of 10 witnesses, including the complainant of the case.

According to the case statement, Arav Khan went to the home of his father-in-law Sekendar Ali in Moghbazar on January 28, 2015 to collect money at gunpoint. He was arrested from outside of the house by Ramna police, who also recovered a revolver from him.

Later, a case was filed against him under the Arms Act with Ramna Police Station.

After an investigation, DB pressed charges against him on March 1 the same year. The tribunal framed charges against him on May 10.

He got bail from a higher court on March 14 of 2018 and went into hiding. The tribunal declared him a "fugitive" in the case and issued an arrest warrant against him on October 24 the same year.

Arav Khan, who runs a jewellery store in Dubai, has an Interpol red alert against him.

He is also an accused in a case filed in connection with the murder of a police inspector in 2018.