Rakib murder case: Sharif, Mintu on 5-day remand

A court in Khulna on Monday placed Sharif and Mintu, the two prime accused in the Rakib killing case, on a five-day remand. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Faruk Iqbal passed the order after Sadar Police Station sub-inspector Kazi Mostaque Ahmed, also investigation officer of the case, produced them before his court seeking a 10-day remand. The duo was injured in a mob beating following the death of Rakib and was undergoing treatment at a local hospital under police custody. Earlier on August 3, only minor boy Rakib, who used to work at a motorcycle garage at Tutpara Central Road in Khulna city, was tortured to death allegedly by his employers over quitting job. Locals caught the two torturers -‘Sharif Motorcycle Garage’ owner Sharif and his brother Mintu and handed them over to the local police station after giving them a good beating. Alam Haldar, victim’s father, filed a case with Sadar Police Station against three people -- Sharif and Mintu, and their mother Beauty Akhter -- on Tuesday. Police also arrested Beauty as she was present during the incident on the spot. On August 6, the court also placed Beaut1y Begum on a three-day remand, according to a news agency.
-SRS