Sinha Murder: RAB to Submit Chargesheet against 15 Accused Today

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) is set to submit the chargesheet in Major (Retd) Sinha Mohammad Rashed Khan murder case to a court on Sunday.

The investigation officer concerned is scheduled to submit the chargesheet to a court in Cox's Bazar district four months after the gruesome killing of Sinha in police firing, sources said.

RAB has so far found evidence of the involvement of 13 to 15 people in the murder. Of them, 14 are currently in prison.

Earlier on Saturday, Lt Col Ashiq Billah, director of Rab's legal and media wing, said the charge sheet was being prepared and it would be submitted to the court soon.

The main accused in the case included Pradeep, Liaqat Ali and sub-inspector of Teknaf Police Station Nandadulal Rakshit. Other accused included three members of the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) -- Assistant Sub-inspector Md Shahjahan and constables Razib and Md Abdullah.

Retired major Sinha was killed in police firing at Shamlapur police check-post at Teknaf's Baharchhara union, on Cox's Bazar Marine Drive, on the night of 31 July this year.

Later on 5 August, Sinha's sister Sharmin Shahriar Ferdous filed a murder case against nine people, including former Teknaf Police Station OC Pradeep Kumar Das.