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State Attorney Mostafizur Rahman told Prothom Alo: “We have presented all the evidence against the defendants in court. We have been able to convince the court. Hopefully, all defendants involved in this murder will receive the maximum punishment.
One of the attorneys for the defendants, Golam Mostafa, said: “We are hopeful that we will obtain justice in the evidence that we have presented in court. I have presented information to the court that my client is not involved in this murder in any way.
Rifat Sharif was beaten to death in front of his wife Ayesha outside the Barguna Government College on June 26 last year. The day after the incident, Rifat’s father, Abdul Halim Sharif, filed a lawsuit against 5 or 6 more unidentified people mentioning the names of 12 people. On September 1 of that year, the police filed a complaint against 24 people, dividing them into adults and minors. Of these, 10 are adult defendants and 14 are juvenile defendants.
On January 8, the Barguna Juvenile Court brought charges against 14 minors charged in the Rifat murder case. The court then began taking testimony against 14 accused minors as of January 13. Six of the 14 juvenile offenders were brought to court for the first time while in jail. The eight remaining defendants on bail will be brought to court.
