The High Court (HC) today started hearing the death reference and appeals of the convicts sentenced to maximum punishment by the concerned lower court in the sensational Major (Retd) Sinha Md Rashid Khan murder trial.
The High Court division bench of Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman and Justice Md Sagir Hossain began proceedings after the Chief Justice forwarded the case for hearing.
Major Sinha was shot dead by police at the Shamlapur check post in Teknaf on the night of July 31, 2020, as he was returning after shooting videos for his YouTube channel in the village of Marishbunia.
Later, Sinha's sister, Sharmin Shahriar Ferdous, filed the case against nine policemen, including former OC of Teknaf police station Pradip Kumar Das and former in-charge of Baharchora Police Investigation Centre Inspector Liakat Ali, with the Cox's Bazar court on August 5, six days after the killing.
Cox's Bazar District and Sessions Judge Court on January 31, 2022, sentenced Pradip Kumar Das and Liakat Ali to death and six others: sub-inspector Nanda Dulal Rakshit, Constable Rubel Sharma, ASI Sagar Deb, Nurul Amin, Nezam Uddin and Mohammad Ayaz Uddin to life imprisonment.
The seven other accused including Armed Police Battalion (APBn) sub-inspector Mohammad Shahjahan, constables Mohammad Rajib and Mohammad Abdullah were acquitted from the case as the charges framed against them were not proved.
