Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has appointed Khairul Islam, an assistant superintendent of police (ASP), as an investigation officer to investigate the murder case of Major (retd) Sinha Mohammad Rashed Khan.
Earlier, ASP Jamil Ul Haque was the investigation officer of the case from RAB.
Lt Col Ashik Billah, director (legal and media wing) of the RAB confirmed the matter to the Business Post on Friday.
Maj (retd) Sinha was killed at Shamlapur checkpost of Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf marine drive in Baharchara union on July 31.
On August 5, Sinha’s sister Sharmin Shahriar Ferdous filed a case with the Senior Judicial Magistrate Court of Teknaf against nine people including Teknaf police station's withdrawn Officer-in-Charge (OC) Pradeep Kumar Das and Baharchhara police outpost's Inspector Liakat Ali.
Later, on August 6, seven of the accused surrendered and sought bail from Senior Judicial Magistrate Muhang Helal Uddin’s court but were denied bail and sent to jail.
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