Seven acquitted in Sinha murder case

A court in Cox's Bazar district on Monday acquitted seven people in Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan murder case.

The court of Cox's Bazar District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Ismail handed down the verdict.  

The accused who got acquittal are dismissed assistant sub-inspector Liton Mia, dismissed constable Safanur Karim, Kamal Hossain, Abdullah Al Mamun, Armed Police Battalion's sacked sub-inspector Md Shahjahan, dismissed constable Md Razib and Md Abdullah.

Major (retd) Sinha was killed in police firing at Baharchhara police check-post in Teknaf on the night of Eid-ul-Azha on July 31, 2020.

Sharmin Shahriar Ferdous, elder sister of Sinha, filed a case with Teknaf Senior Judicial Magistrate Court after the incident on August 5.