Major Sinha murder: HC upholds death sentence of Pradip, Liakat, life imprisonment of 6 others
Sinha was killed in police firing at Shamlapur checkpost in Teknaf's Baharchhara on Cox's Bazar Marine Drive Road on 31 July 2020
The High Court has upheld the death sentence of dismissed officer-in-charge (OC) of Teknaf Police Station Pradip Kumar Das and dismissed inspector of the Shamlapur police camp Liakat Ali in the sensational murder case of Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan.
The court also upheld the life imprisonment sentence of six other convicts in the case. The life-term convicts are sub-inspector Nanda Dulal Rakshit, constables Sagar Deb and Rubel Sharma, and three police sources Nurul Amin, Nizam Uddin, and Ayaz Uddin.
The bench comprising Justice Mohammad Mostafizur Rahman and Justice Mohammad Sagir Hossain announced the verdict today (2 June).
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Earlier on 31 January 2022, the court of Cox's Bazar District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Ismail sentenced two accused to death and six others to life in jail.
The court also acquitted seven accused, including a sub-inspector and two constables of the Armed Police Battalion and four constables of the police in the case.
However, as the Cox's Bazar court sent verdict papers to the High Court in 2022, the state counsel did not file any plea, while two appeals were filed for the two death-row convicts.
Sinha was killed in police firing at Shamlapur checkpost in Teknaf's Baharchhara on Cox's Bazar Marine Drive Road on 31 July 2020.
On 5 August that year, his sister Sharmin Shahriar Ferdous filed a case at a district court naming the then in-charge of Baharchhara police camp, inspector Liakat Ali, as the main accused.
Then OC of Teknaf Police Station Pradip Kumar Das and some other policemen were also made accused.
On 6 August, seven accused policemen surrendered before the court.
The case was documented at Teknaf Police Station and the RAB was tasked with its investigation by the court.
On 13 December 2020, RAB-13 Cox's Bazar Battalion filed a chargesheet against 15 individuals in the case.
In addition, a five-member committee was formed from the home ministry to investigate the sensational murder. However, the findings of the submission have remained undisclosed.
Also, in the face of widespread criticism, more than 1,500 police personnel, including then superintendent of Cox's Bazar police, were also transferred from the beach district after the incident, reported our correspondent.
