Rakib killing
HC to deliver verdict Apr 4
UNB, Dhaka :
The High Court will deliver its verdict on April 4 on death reference and appeals of the condemned convicts in the sensational Rakib Hawlader killing case.
An HC bench comprising Justice
Jahangir Hossain and Justice M Jahangir Hossain fixed the date on Wednesday after concluding the hearing.
The HC started the hearing on the death reference and appeals of the condemned convicts in the case on January 10 last. On November 8, 2015, Khulna Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court handed down death penalty to two people for killing Rakib by pumping air into his rectum.
On August 3, 2015, Rakib’s former employer Md Sharif and his uncle Mintu Mia stripped the boy naked, inserted a high-pressure air pump nozzle into his rectum and filled the body with air. Rakib’s intestines tore apart and lungs burst as air filled the abdomen, which left him dead.
The killing incident sparked outrage all over the country. The death references of Rakib killing case reached the HC on November 10, 2015. Later, the condemned convicts filed appeals against the lower court order. Later, Chief Justice SK Sinha asked the HC Division to prepare the paper-book of the case on priority basis.
The High Court will deliver its verdict on April 4 on death reference and appeals of the condemned convicts in the sensational Rakib Hawlader killing case.
An HC bench comprising Justice
Jahangir Hossain and Justice M Jahangir Hossain fixed the date on Wednesday after concluding the hearing.
The HC started the hearing on the death reference and appeals of the condemned convicts in the case on January 10 last. On November 8, 2015, Khulna Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court handed down death penalty to two people for killing Rakib by pumping air into his rectum.
On August 3, 2015, Rakib’s former employer Md Sharif and his uncle Mintu Mia stripped the boy naked, inserted a high-pressure air pump nozzle into his rectum and filled the body with air. Rakib’s intestines tore apart and lungs burst as air filled the abdomen, which left him dead.
The killing incident sparked outrage all over the country. The death references of Rakib killing case reached the HC on November 10, 2015. Later, the condemned convicts filed appeals against the lower court order. Later, Chief Justice SK Sinha asked the HC Division to prepare the paper-book of the case on priority basis.
