Sinha murder: HC drops petition seeking bar on sharing details of accused to media

The High Court today dropped from its cause list a writ petition seeking restriction on disclosing details of the investigation of Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan murder case to the media.

The High Court bench of Justice Md Khasruzzaman and Justice Md Mahmud Hassan Talukder passed the order.

Lawyers Asan Ullah and Sajal Mahmud Rasel stood for the writ petitioner while Deputy Attorney General Bipul Bagmar represented the state.

Debdulal Rakshit, brother of former sub-inspector Nandadulal Rakshit of Teknaf Police Station who is an accused in the case, filed the writ petition on September 8.

The writ sought HC directives on restricting disclosure of details of the accused to the media until the investigation is concluded.

The petition also sought HC rule seeking explanation why publishing investigation details of the case should not be declared illegal.

Secretaries to the home and information ministries were made respondents to the rule.

Major (retd) Sinha was killed in police firing at Baharchhara police check-post in Teknaf on July 31.

Sharmin Shahriar Ferdous, elder sister of Sinha, filed the case with Teknaf Senior Judicial Magistrate's Court on August 5.