Cop team to leave for KSA today to bring back Kamrul

A three-member police team was ready to depart for Saudi Arabia in the early hours today, after filing of this report, to bring back Kamrul Islam, the prime accused in Rajon murder case.

The team is led by Additional Superintendent of Police Mahbubul Karim from Police Headquarters.

The team is expected to be back with Kamrul in the middle of this month. Interpol is helping to extradite Kamrul. The other two members of the team are ADC (Media) of SMP Md Rahmatullah, and Senior ASP AFM Nizam Uddin.

Md Samiul Alam Rajon, 13, was tortured to death by a group of brutes who were "punishing" him in Kumargaon Bus Stand area of Sylhet on July 8. Rajon's "crime", the accused claimed, was theft.

On September 22, a Sylhet court framed charges against 13 people, including Kamrul.

Ten accused were arrested, while the others, including Kamrul, remained absconding. Kamrul fled to Saudi Arabia soon after the incident and was later detained by Saudi police.

Meanwhile, a Sylhet court yesterday recorded testimonies of three witnesses on the 5th day of Rajon murder case trial.

The ten accused were produced before the court yesterday. Seventeen witnesses gave testimonies till yesterday.