Sagar-Runi murder case

RAB submits progress report to AG office

Published : 02 Mar 2020, 19:44

Sahos Desk

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has handed over its progress report on journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi murder case to the attorney general’s office for placing it to the High Court.

The report will be submitted to the HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman on March 4.

On Nov 14, 2019, the HC bench expressed dismay over RAB’s failure to make any progress in investigations into the sensational double murder case. The bench directed RAB to submit a report about progress in probes by March 4, 2020.

However, on February 10, Dhaka’s metropolitan magistrate Debabrata Biswash extended the time till March 23 for the investigation.

On February 11, 2012, Sagar then news editor of Maasranga TV and his wife Runi, senior reporter of ATN  Bangla were murdered in cold blood at their rented flat at Paschim Razabazar in the capital in the presence of their minor son Mahir Sarowar Megh.

Following the murder, at least eight suspects — Sagar-Runi’s family friends Tanvir Ahmed, Enam Ahmed alias Humayun Kabir, Rafiqul Islam, Bakul Mia, Mitu alias Bargira Mintu alias Masum Mintu, Kamrul Hasan Arun, Palash Rudra Paul and Abu Sayeed — were arrested and quizzed for many days.

On March 8, 2015, Tanvir was freed on bail by the High Court Division while seven other accused are in jail custody now. Palash jumped bails and went into hiding and no information was available on him so far.

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