HC clears way for further probe
Narayanganj 7-murder
UNB
The High Court (HC) yesterday disposed of a revision petition filed seeking further investigation into the sensational seven-murder incident of Narayanganj, reports UNB.
An HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Amir Hossain passed the order of disposal of the criminal revision petition filed by Selina Hossain Beauty, wife of slain councillor Nazrul Islam, seeking further investigation into the incident.
The court said that the investigation officer (IO) of the case has legal rights to hold further investigation into the case.
The court also said there is no need for passing any directives for further investigation into the case.
Advocate Abdul Baset Majumdar stood for the petitioner while deputy attorney general Sheikh AKM Maniruzzaman Kabir represented the state.
Earlier on November 23, Selina Hossain filed the criminal revision petition with the High Court seeking further investigation into the sensational seven-murder incident.
During hearing on December 1, Justice Enayetur Rahim mentioned that there is a serious error in the chargesheet submitted by detectives in the sensational seven-murder cases of Narayanganj.
On April 27, 2014, Narayanganj panel mayor Nazrul Islam, his three associates and driver were abducted by miscreants from Fatullah area of Narayanganj. At the same time, senior lawyer at district Judges Court Chandan Kumar Sarker and his driver were also abducted on their way to capital Dhaka.
Three days into their abduction, the bodies of six people, including those of Nazrul and Chandan Kumar, were recovered from the Shitalakhya River on April 30 in the same year. The following day, the body of Jahangir, car driver of Nazrul Islam, was also recovered from the river.
Selina Islam filed a case against six people while Advocate Chandan Sarkers son-in-law filed another case.
