Court defers verdict in Tinni murder again after father, uncle seek to testify

A Dhaka court has deferred the verdict in the murder case against former Jatiya Party MP Golam Faruk Ovi over the 2002 murder of 24-year-old model Syeda Tania Mahbub Tinni.

Dhaka Additional District and Sessions Judge Keshob Roy Chowdhury was to announce the decision on Monday, but the victim’s father Syed Mahbubul Karim and her uncle Syed Rezaul Karim petitioned to provide further testimony in the case.

The judge then set Jan 5 as the date for their depositions, reports bdnews24.com. 

The verdict had previously been scheduled for Oct 26, but was deferred to Nov 15 after the state petitioned to present additional arguments. But on Monday, the decision was deferred again.

“Tinni’s father only gave partial testimony, and her uncle has not testified before,” said Bhola Nath Dutta, assistant public prosecutor at the court. “They came to court and asked to provide further testimony, so the court has deferred the verdict and it will not be issued today.”