UNB, Dhaka :
The death references of Maj (retd) Sinha Mohammad Rashed Khan murder case reached the High Court on Tuesday.
The death references reached the branch concerned of the High Court, said Mohammad Saifur Rahman, Special Officer of the Supreme Court.
According to the law, if a convict is sentenced to death by a lower court, all the documents of the case are sent to the High Court for approval of the penalty.
When the case ‘Paperbook’-file containing all documents- is prepared the hearing on death references is held as per serial.
On January 31, A Cox’s Bazar court sentenced former OC Pradeep Kumar Das and police inspector Liakat Ali to death and six others to life term imprisonment in the Sinha murder case.
The six lifers are constable Sagar Dev, sub-inspector Nandolal Rakkhit, constable Rubel Sharma, Nurul Amin, Md Nizamuddin and Ayaz Uddin.
The court, however, acquitted seven other accused.
