Staff Reporter :
Another murder case has been filed against suspended OC Pradeep Kumar Das and 27 others with Cox’s Bazar Senior Judicial Magistrate Court.
The case was filed on Tuesday afternoon by Gol Cheher, the wife of Sultan Ahmed – a resident of Moulvibazar under Teknaf’s Hnila union.
Cox’s Bazar Senior Judicial Magistrate Cognizance Court-3 Judge Md Helal Uddin ordered the Criminal Investigation Department to submit a report after having the case investigated by an officer to the rank of assistant superintendent of police.
The plaintiff’s lawyer, Advocate Insafur Rahman, said Gol Cheher’s two sons – Saddam Hussain and Jahed Hussain – were taken away by the police on the morning of July 4.
According to the case “Police demanded a ransom of Tk10 lakh to get them back. Their dead bodies would be delivered to them otherwise, warned Moshiur Rahman, Teknaf’s Huaikeng police outpost in-charge.
“Tk five lakh was paid to them but instead of letting them free, Jahed was sent to court with a false complaint, while police shot Saddam dead, The plaintiff’s lawyer said.
“The case was filed in this connection against 28 people. Moshiur Rahman was made accused No one, while Pradeep Kumar Das accused No two.
Retired Major of Army Sinha was killed in police firing at Baharchhara Police Check-Post on the Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf Marine Drive on July 31.
On August 5, Sinha’s sister Sharmin Shahria Ferdous filed a case with the Senior Judicial Magistrate Court of Teknaf against nine people including Pradeep Kumar Das and Liakat Ali.
Seven police personnel, including Teknaf police station’s Officer-in-Charge Pradeep Kumar Das and Inspector Liakat Ali, were suspended in connection with the killing of Sinha.
