All 3 acquitted in Satkhira schoolboy murder case
A court here yesterday acquitted all the three accused in the sensational schoolboy Touhidul Islam murder case in Kaliganj upazila.
Judge Sharifuddin Azad of the additional district and session judge's court no-1 acquitted the accused as the prosecution failed to prove the charges brought against them.
Earlier the court heard the arguments by state and defence lawyers on June 24 and fixed the date for announcement of the verdict in the case yesterday.
The acquitted three are Rajab Ali, 40, son of Mobarak Ali Gazi and his wife Jahanara Begum, 32, of village Bishnupur and Abdul Hamid Bacha, 15, son of Neda Sardar of village Fatehpur.
Court sources said Touhidul Islam, 15, son of Dr Nur Mohammed Gazi of village Bishnupur in Kaliganj upazila was called out by some people of the same village on March 13 in 2005.
The decomposed body of the victim was found inside a sack near a pond on March 23.
Touhid's father Dr Nur Mohammad filed a case with Kaliganj police on the same day accusing three people.
Investigation officer (IO) Akkaj Ali submitted charge sheet against Rajab Ali and his wife Jahanara Begum and Abdul Hamid on October 11 in 2005.
The then judge Mahbub Alam of the additional district and session judge's court on April 12, 2007 ordered reinvestigation into the case identifying some faults in the charge sheet.
As per the court order, Assistant Police Superintendent, (ASP) Rezaul Islam of Kaliganj Circle submitted fresh charge sheet against the same accused on January 8 in 2008.
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