Sagar-Runi Murder Case: Probe report delayed for the 79th time

A  Dhaka court yesterday again asked Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) to  submit by April 21 the probe report of a case filed over the murders of  journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi.

With yesterday's date, the investigation officer has so far taken 79 dates to complete the investigation.

Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury passed the order after Rab's additional superintendent Khondoker Shafiqul Alam, also the case's investigation  officer, failed to submit the report yesterday.

Sagar -- news editor at private TV channel Maasranga -- and Runi -- a senior reporter at ATN Bangla -- were killed on February 11, 2012 at their flat in the capital.

After Sher-e-Bangla Nagar police and the Detective Branch of police, Rab was tasked with the probe on April 18, 2012.