HC issues rule to prevent skeleton theft

City Desk :

The High Court has issued a rule asking why no action should be taken against the theft of corpses and skeletons from graveyards and why no directive should be issued to enact a law for the protection of corpses.

A High Court bench consisting of Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice Md Atabullah issued the rule on Tuesday, reports media.

The defendants in the case have been asked to respond to the ruling within four weeks.

Lawyer Golam Rahman was present on behalf of the writ in the court.

On March 14, a writ petition was filed seeking directives for legislation to protect graves and prevent theft of skeletons across the country.