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The widely discussed Major (Retd.) Sinha. The Bangladesh Army has released the “latest” investigative report on the Rashed Khan assassination. He said he survived the shooting. Teknaf OC Pradeep Kumar Das Police Station arrived at the scene and confirmed the death of Major (Retired) Sinha, who fell to the ground in a very cruel and inhuman manner. The report also said that the pick-up truck carrying Sinha was late and that those responsible were behind the mischievous attempt.
The report was presented at a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Defense Ministry held in Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on Wednesday. The Chairman of the Committee, Major General (retd) Mohammad Subid Ali Bhuiyan, confirmed the information, saying: “The army has submitted a report on the assassination of Major (retd) Sinha. The committee called for an immediate end to the killings.
Muhammad Farooq Khan, a member of the Defense Ministry committee, at the meeting, said. Elias Uddin Mollah, Md. Motahar Hossain, Maryland. Nasir Uddin, Md. Mahibbur Rahman and Begum Nahid Izahar Khan participated.
Also present on the occasion were senior officials from the Secretariat of Defense, Army, Air Force and Navy, senior officials from the Department of Meteorology and the Department of Studies and interested officials from the Secretariat of Parliament.
The parliamentary committee also said it would oversee the trial of the murder of commander (retired) Sinha Mohammad Rashed Khan and monitor the matter so that no one could take advantage of it.
It is known that the issue was not on the agenda of the committee meeting in August, but committee member Muhammad Farooq Khan spoke about it. The next committee meeting was recommended to report on Sinha’s murder. The Defense Ministry reported the incident at a meeting on Wednesday.
According to the committee’s working document, the Defense Ministry report says that SP Masud Sinha was involved in the assassination. He has been cooperating and obstructing the investigation since the beginning of the incident.
According to the report, Sinha’s family demanded the transfer of SP Masood shortly after the incident. The army chief also said he needed to be transferred for the sake of a proper investigation and justice.
After the meeting, committee member Farooq Khan said: “When the committee discussed this, I said today: this judicial work must be monitored all the time.” So that no one takes advantage of this. The ministry has informed us that all necessary steps have been taken to investigate the incident. The ministry is aware of everything.
Commander (retired) Sinha Rashed Khan was shot dead by police at the Shamlapur checkpoint at the Baharchhara union in Teknaf on July 31. On July 5, his sister Sharmin Shahriar Ferdous filed a murder case against nine people, including the former Teknaf OC Pradeep Kumar Das police station. Former Baharchhara Police Investigation Center Inspector Liaquat Ali became the main defendant in the case.
After Sinha’s death, the police wanted to continue the incident as a shooting. The case of Nandalal Rakshita was also presented on behalf of the police.
Sinha’s sister Sharmin, on the other hand, brought a case against the police officers alleging direct murder. Cox’s Bazar Police Superintendent ABM Masud Hossain was also charged in Sinha’s murder case by Sinha’s sister. However, the judge dismissed it. SP Masud Hossain, who was transferred from Cox’s Bazar to Rajshahi last September due to the incident.
The ministry’s report also details the incident that day. It read: ‘On July 31, 2020, at approximately 9:25 am, BA-6931 Major (retd) Sinha Md. Rashed Khan was assassinated.
According to preliminary information, ‘Major (Retd.) Sinha came to Cox’s Bazar on July 3, 2020 from Dhaka with three students from Stamford University’s Department of Film and Media to make a travel video for a YouTube channel called ‘Just Go’ and a resort called Nilima Cottage stayed there and shot different locations in Cox’s Bazar for a month.
“After the night shooting on July 31, 2020, Commander (retired) Sahejul Islam Sifat and his accomplice came down from the Marishbunia Hills and headed to Cox’s Bazar in their own private car, Marine Drive.” On the way, they were detained for search at the BGB checkpoint east of Shamlapur and released after receiving identification. At around 9.25am, while crossing the Shamlapur police checkpoint, Inspector Liaquat stopped Major (Retired) Sinha’s vehicle together with the APBN force. When Major (Ret.) Sinha stopped the car and introduced them, the APBN members first motioned for them to leave, but Inspector Liaquat stopped them again and pointed a gun at them and told them to get out of the car. Sifat got out of the car with raised hands and walked backwards.
As soon as Major (Ret.) Sinha got out of the car with his hands up, Inspector Liaquat shot Major (Ret.) Sinha from very close. Approximately 20-25 minutes after the incident, Teknaf Police Station OC Pradeep Kumar Das arrived at the scene and confirmed the death of Major (Retired) Sinha, who was brutally and inhumanly trampled to death.
The report claimed that Major (retd) Sinha’s wounded body was lying at the scene for about 20-25 minutes before OC Pradeep Kumar Das arrived at the scene and he was still alive. It should be mentioned here that the said police checkpoint was run by APBN and the presence of Inspector Liakat Ali of the Baharchhara Research Center and the OC of the Teknaf Pradeep Kumar Das Police Station at the scene at the time of the incident seems to indicate your participation and advance planning.
The next time Major (Retired) Sinha was sent to Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital with a 10pm pickup. About an hour and 45 minutes later, the van arrived at Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital and the doctor on duty declared him dead.
It should be noted that even though it took 1 hour to cover the distance in normal hours, it appears that there was a malicious attempt by those responsible to reach the pick-up hospital taking Major (Retired) Sinha taking extra time.
It read: “Immediately after the incident, following the instructions of the Honorable Prime Minister, a letter was written on behalf of the members of the Army through the Department of the Armed Forces to form a Joint Investigation Tribunal.” As a result, the Ministry of the Interior formed a four-member joint investigative committee convened by the Chittagong Division Additional Divisional Commissioner, Mr. Mohammad Mizanur Rahman (Under Secretary) to determine the exact cause of the murder of Major (Retired) Sinha.
On September 8, 2020, the Joint Investigation Committee submitted the investigation report on the murder of Major (Retired) Sinha to the Ministry of Interior. At the same time, the army established an investigative court to find out the cause of Major (retd) Sinha’s murder. Whose activities are in progress.
The report read: “It is pertinent to mention here that there is significant information from local sources and various media outlets regarding Cox’s Bazar SP ABM Masud Hossain’s involvement in the murder of Major (retd) Sinha. It is known that he has been providing no cooperation and obstruction from the beginning of the investigation.
Furthermore, in connection with the above incident, Major (Retired) Sinha’s sister filed a murder case, who was killed on August 5, 2020, accusing Teknaf Police Station OC Pradeep Kumar Das, Liaqat in charge of the Baharchhara Research Center and 9 other people. Whose investigation is entrusted to the RAB. In the context of the case, 9 accused (3 civilians and 6 policemen) were detained and interrogated by the RAB. At the end of pre-trial detention, three members of APBN and Inspector Liaquat and SI Nandadulal gave a confessional statement under Section 164. At the same time, three civilians also testified under Article 164.
It is worth mentioning here that Teknaf OC Pradeep Kumar Das Police Station did not make a statement. All of the defendants are currently housed in the Cox’s Bazar District Jail. The case is currently under investigation under the RAB. Three cases were brought against the accomplices of Major (retd) Sinha, Shipra Debnath and Shahedul Islam Sifat. Sifat and Shipra are currently free on bail in those cases.
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