The case filed under the Arms Act against Regent Hospital owner Md Shahed alias Shahed Karim has been transferred to the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court for trial proceedings to begin.
Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) AM Julfikar Hayat passed the order after scrutinizing the case dockets on Thursday, confirmed court sources.
Earlier in the day, accepting the charge sheet in the case, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Morshed Al Mamun Bhuyan sent the case documents to Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) AM Julfikar Hayat for observation.
DB Inspector Syrul Islam, who is the investigation officer (IO) of the case, said that 14 people had been named in the charge sheet as prosecution witnesses, including the complainant.
Earlier on July 19, the DB conducted a special drive with Shahed in Dhaka’s Uttara area, where they recovered a pistol, a bullet, a magazine, 10 bottles of phensedyl, and five bottles of liquor from an abandoned car on Sonargaon Janapath Road in Uttara, said DB Additional Commissioner Abdul Baten.
Later, the detectives filed two cases with Uttara West police station under the Narcotics Control Act and Arms Act.
