Investigators took 62 dates, probe yet to be completed

A Dhaka court yesterday asked Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) to submit probe report of the case filed over the murders of journalist couple Sagar-Runi by February 17.

Metropolitan Magistrate Debbrata Biswas passed the order after Md Sahidar Rahman, assistant superintendent of police at Rab and also the investigation officer of the case, failed to submit any probe report yesterday.

With this, different investigating agencies, including Rab, took over 62 dates for completing the probe.

Different courts earlier expressed dissatisfaction over the investigation process.

Meherun Runi, senior reporter of private TV channel ATN Bangla, and her husband Sagar Sarowar, news editor of Maasranga TV, were murdered on February 11, 2012.

The couple's only child Mahir Sarowar Megh, who was only five at the time, was in the apartment when his parents were murdered.

The next day, Nawsher Alam Roman, younger brother of Runi, filed a murder case with Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station without accusing anyone in particular.

After investigation by Sher-e-Bangla Nagar police and detectives, Rab started further probe on April 18, 2012.

At least eight people, including Rafiqul Islam, Bakul Miah, Masum Mintu, Kamrul Hasan alias Arun, Abu Sayeed, two security guards of the couple's house – Palash Rudra Paul and Enamul Hoque, and the couple's “family friend” Tanveer Rahman had been arrested in this regard. Tanveer is out on bail.