Kibria Murder Case
Date for 'further probe' report deferred again
Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal Judge of Sylhet yesterday deferred the date for filing the report of the 'further investigation' in Kibria murder case to July 25.
Earlier, special public prosecutor Kishore Kumar Kar prayed for extension of time on the plea that the CID could not finish the job and it needs more time for the purpose.
It was the 37th time that the CID sought for time extension, court sources informed.
The CID failed to file the 'further investigation report' in the last 40 months.
The then investigation officer (10) of the case, senior ASP of CID Munshi Atiqur Rahman, through a petition, informed the Sylhet divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal about necessity of the 'further investigation' on March 7, 2007.
Munshi went on retirement after several months and ASP Md Rafiqul Islam was given the task.
Former finance minister SAMS Kibria, his nephew advocate Shah Manzurul Huda, local AL leaders Abdur Rahim, Abul Hossain and Siddique Ali were killed in a grenade attack at a public meeting at Baidderbazar of Habiganj Sadar upazila on January 27, 2005.
CID officer senior ASP Munshi Atique filed charge sheet in the case on March 20 that year against 10.
Of the accused, eight were arrested while two remained absconding till date.
The eight, including the Habiganj district BNP vice-president Abdul Quaiyum, remaining in jail for three years, came out on bail and claimed themselves innocent. Later on the CID started further investigation.
The Rab on March 8, 2010 arrested alleged Huji operative Mizanur Rahman Mithu, who gave confessional statement before judicial magistrate in Habiganj following day.
The CID then remanded the former state minister for home affairs, Luthfuzzaman Babar in the same case.
CID ASP Rafiqul Islam, investigation officer of the case, told this correspondent weeks ago that they need some more time to submit supplementary charge sheet as 'further investigation' was in progress. At that time he claimed the job would be completed soon.
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