A Sylhet court will retake the depositions of 11 witnesses in the murder case of 13-year-old Rajon, who was beaten to death in the district in July.
Sylhet Metropolitan Sessions Judge Akbar Hossain Mridha passed the order yesterday after Ali Haider Faruq, the counsel for one of the key accused Kamrul Islam, pleaded the court to retake the depositions of 15 witnesses as his client was not present during the initial testimonies.
The court later decided to start retaking the depositions of 11 witnesses, including Rajon’s parents and the two investigation officers of the case, from Wednesday.
Public Prosecutor Misbah Uddin Siraj said the court has also fixed October 25 for cross-examining witnesses and hearing arguments from defence and prosecution.
On Sunday, the court concluded hearing depositions from 36 witnesses in the case.
Kamrul, who fled to Saudi Arabia soon after Rajon’s death, was brought back to the country by police on Thursday.
On July 8, Sheikh Samiul Alam Rajon, 13, was beaten to death in Sylhet’s Kumargaon by some men who falsely accused him of stealing a rickshaw van.
