Three men, who are reported witnesses in a case tied to the murder of Major (retired) Sinha Md Rashed Khan, have been remanded for the third time by a Cox's Bazar court, after they came out of four days of interrogation.
The trio -- Nurul Amin, Nizam Uddin and Md Ayas of Marishbunia in Baharchhara, Cox's Bazar --- were put on a three-day remand on Tuesday, said court officials.
RAB members taking one of the three alleged witnesses-- in the narcotics case filed by police-- to court on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 | Dhaka TribuneThey were named by police as witnesses in the narcotics case filed by police against Sinha and his colleagues Shipra Rani Devnath and Shahedul Islam Sifat, following the murder on the night of July 31.
They have been also accused in a case filed by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), which is now investigating the incident, in connection with Sinha's murder.
Previously on August 20 and on August 25, the court of senior judicial magistrate Tamannah Farah granted a seven-day and a four-day remand respectively for the trio.
RAB members taking one of the three alleged witnesses-- in the narcotics case filed by police-- to court on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 | Dhaka TribuneOn July 31, retired army officer Sinha was shot dead by Liakat at the Shamlapur police check post on Marine Drive in Teknaf's Baharchhara.
Sinha was on his way back to Nilima Resort in Himchori after filming a video on Marishbunia hill in Teknaf.
On August 5, Sinha's older sister Sharmin Shahriar filed a case with the Judicial Magistrate Court in connection with the murder where 15 people were named as accused.
