A Chattogram court on Sunday started the trial of seven accused, including former superintendent of police (SP) Babul Akter, in a case filed for killing Mahmuda Khanam Mitu, wife of Babul, in 2016.
The court of Chattogram Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court-3 Md Jashim Uddin recorded the deposition of Mitu's father former police officer Mosharraf Hossain as the first witness.
Metropolitan Public Prosecutor Md Abdur Rashid represented the state while advocate Golam Mawla Murad represented Babul during the hearing.
The same court indicted the seven accused on March 13.
The other accused in the case are Kamrul Islam Shikdar Musa, Motaleb Mia alias Wasim, Shahjahan Mia, Ehteshamul Haque Bhola, Khairul Islam, and Anwar Hossain.
Five accused, including Babul, were present before the court during the hearing.
Mitu was shot dead near the city's GEC Intersection on June 5, 2016, while she was taking her son to school.
Babul Akter, a police super at the time, filed a case after his wife Mitu was murdered in broad daylight. Later Babul himself became the key suspect in the case following the PBI (Police Bureau of Investigation) investigation.
Mitu's father filed another case after the PBI submitted its final investigation report. But the court dismissed that case and revived the case filed by Babul himself.
The PBI submitted a charge sheet against seven people, including Babul, on September 13 last year while the court accepted the charge sheet on October 10.
