Rubel murder case: HC orders suspension of IO

The High Court today ordered the superintendent of police in Manikganj to suspend Masudur Rahman, the investigation officer in the Rubel murder case and also a sub-inspector, for conducting a defective investigation and providing false information before the court.

The court also ordered Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) to further investigate the murder through an official of a rank not lower than superintendent of police, reports our staff correspondent.

Masudur Rahman, Manikganj Sadar Police Station's SI and the IO in the case, appeared before the High Court bench of Justice Md Badruzzaman and Justice SM Masud Hossain Dolon, along with the case docket of Rubel's murder.

Rubel was killed in a hatchery at Koitora village in Manikganj Sadar in September last year.

Last Tuesday, the HC bench summoned SI Masudur, directing him to appear before the bench with the case docket today.

Masudur appeared before the bench to explain his conduct in the investigation of the case.