Probe report submission deferred for 109th time
Court Correspondent
A Dhaka court on Sunday fixed 4 August 2024 for submission of the probe report in the murder case of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi.
With this, the deadline for submission of the probe report in the case was deferred for the 109th time.
The current investigating authority, RAB, was assigned to submit the report on Sunday but as they failed to submit so, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbubul Haque fixed the new date for submitting it.
Maasranga Television news editor Sagar Sarowar and his wife, ATN Bangla senior reporter Meherun Runi, were found dead at their rented apartment in the city’s Pashchim Raja Bazar area on 11 February 2012.
Runi’s brother Nousher Ali Roman filed a case with Sher-e-Banglanagar Police Station on the following day.
A total of eight people, including Rooney's friend Tanvir Rahman, were arrested in the case. The other arrestees are: security guard Enam Ahmed, alias Humayun Kabir; Rafiqul Islam; Bakul Mia; Mintu, alias Baggira Mintu, alias Masum Mintu; Kamrul Hasan Arun; Palash Rudra Pal; and Abu Sayed.
However, following a directive from the High Court, the responsibility for the investigation was transferred to RAB.
Despite 108 attempts spanning nearly 12 years, RAB has yet to submit the investigation report, raising concerns about the procedural efficiency and investigative efficacy of resolving the case.
