Lawyers for murder suspect Aysha Siddika Minny, the wife of slain Barguna youth Refat Shorif, have filed a petition with the High Court seeking bail.
The petition was submitted to the respective High Court on Monday, said her father Mozammel Hossain Kishore.
“The bail petition hearing will take place today or tomorrow at the High Court bench of Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman,” Minny’s lawyer ZI Khan Panna told reporters.
When asked on what grounds the bail was sought, Panna said, "First of all, she is a woman and she is ill. Moreover, she has the right to bail under section 498 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.”
"She is an eyewitness to the murder. She was arrested and shown accused in the murder case, which is a conspiracy.”
Refat, 23, died as a group of assailants hacked him after beating him up on College Road in the town on June 26 when he went to pick up his wife from college, according to a bdnews24 report.
A video of Minny trying to save her husband from the attackers went viral on social media, creating an outrage.
Refat’s father Dulal Shorif subsequently initiated a case with Barguna police against 12 people, where Minny was named as the key witness.
The key suspect, Sabbir Ahmed alias Nayon Bond, killed in a so-called gunfight with police on July 2.
Later, the case took a different turn after Dulal pointed the finger at Minny in a press conference.
After her father-in-law expressed his suspicion over her alleged involvement in the murder, Minny said he was making “imaginary claims on being influenced by conspirators”.
She had been arrested over her alleged involvement in the plot to murder Refat before giving a confessional statement in the court on July 16.
