The death reference of Major Sinha Md Rashed Khan murder case has reached the High Court (HC) with a view to examining the trial’s court verdict.
Confirming the matter, Supreme Court spokesman and special officer Barrister Mohammad Saifur Rahman told The Financial Express that the death reference of Major Sinha Md Rashed Khan reached the High Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
On the death reference of any criminal case, the officials of the High Court generally prepare a paper book after scrutinising the case documents as per the relevant laws.
On January 31, a Cox’s Bazar court sentenced two ex-police personnel former Teknaf OC Pradip Kumar Das and Liakat Ali to death for the murder of Major Sinha Md Rashed Khan.
Six other suspects in the case were sentenced to life in prison while seven others were acquitted in the verdict.
Former sub-inspector Nanda Dulal Raxit, ex-constable Rubel Sharma, former ASI Sagar Deb, and three police sources – Nurul Amin, Nezam Uddin and Mohammad Awaz – were sentenced to life in prison.
In July 2020, officers of the law in Cox's Bazar opened fire and killed retired army officer Sinha in an egregious abuse of their authority, sparking a public outcry.
