Staff Reporter: Barguna District and Sessions Judges Court on Wednesday indicted 10 persons in Rifat Sharif murder case including his wife Ayesha Siddika Minni.
Md Asaduzzaman, Judge of the court framed the charges in presence of the eight out of 10 accused and fixed January 8 for beginning the trial.
Slain Rifat Sharif’s wife Ayesha Siddika Minni who is now on bail was also present at the court during the charges was framed.
The adult accused of the case are Rifat Faraji, 23, Al Kaiyum alias Rabbi Akan, 21, Mohaiminul Islam Sifat, 19, Rezwan Ali Khan Hridoy alias Tiktok Hridoy, 22, Md Hasan, 19, Md Musa, 22, Ayesha Siddika Minni, 19, Rafiul Islam Rabbi, 20, Md Sagar, 19, and Kamrul Hasan Saymun, 21.
Of the 10 accused, Md Musa is still fugitive.
On September 1, police submitted two separate charge sheets for adults and juveniles with the Senior Judicial Magistrate Court.
On November 6, Senior Judicial Magistrate Court transferred the charge sheet for the adult accused to the District and Sessions Judge Court.
Rifat, 25, was hacked by some youths in front of Barguna Government College in broad daylight on June 26.
Later on that day, he succumbed to his injuries at Barishal Medical College Hospital.
A video clip of the barbaric attack, probably captured on a mobile phone, went viral on social media triggering public outrage, with many condemning the bystanders for not coming forward to save Rifat.
The victim’s father filed the murder case with Barguna Sadar Police Station on the same day.
