News Desk :
A high-level committee formed to probe the murder of Maj (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan has been given seven more working days to complete the investigation.
The committee formed by the home ministry was asked to submit its report to the government by August 31, said Sharif Mahmud Apu, public relations officer of the home ministry.
It sought additional time as its members were yet to interrogate the key accused, suspended Teknaf OC Pradip Kumar Das, a committee member said today.
This is the second extension of its deadline.
Pradip, along with five other suspended policemen, is now being grilled by Rab officers on remand. The five include Inspector Liaqat Ali, who shot Sinha at the check post, and Sub-inspector Nandadulal Rakhshit.
Rab, which is probing the murder case filed by Sinha’s sister, is also interrogating three suspended members of the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) — assistant sub-inspector Shahjahan and constables Razib and Abdullah. The three were arrested in the case later and subsequently placed on remand.
The home ministry’s Public Security Division had formed the committee on August 2 to probe the murder and recommend ways to stop any recurrence of such incidents.
Headed by Additional Divisional Commissioner of Chattogram Mohammad Mizanur Rahman, other members of the committee are Lt Col SM Sazzad Hossain representing the Armed Forces Division of Bangladesh Army, Additional Deputy Inspector General of Police (Chattogram range) Zakir Hossain Khan and Cox’s Bazar Additional District Magistrate Shahjahan Ali.
After formation of the committee, it was asked to submit its report within seven working days.
