Rajon killing case transferred to sessions judge's court

The case for the brutal murder of 13-year-old Samiul Alam Rajon has been transferred to the Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court in Sylhet.

Judge Shahedul Karim of Metropolitan Magistrate's Court-1 yesterday sent the case to the Court of Metropolitan Sessions Judge Akbar Hossain Mridha, court sources said, adding that the court set September 16 for the next hearing of the case.

On August 16, investigation officer Suranjit Talukdar of Detective Branch of police submitted charge sheet to the court of Shahedul Karim, accusing 13 people and showing 38 people as witnesses.

The accused are Quamrul Islam, Muhit Alam, 32, Shamim Alam, 20, Pavel Islam, 18, Ali Haider alias Ali, 34, Moyna Mia, 45, Nur Ahmed alias Nuru Mia, 20, Dulal Ahmed, 30, Ayaz Ali, 45, Taj Uddin Badal, 28, Firoz Mia, 50, Asmat Ali, 42, and Ruhul Amin, 25.

Police showed three of the accused -- Quamrul Islam, Shamim and Pavel -- as fugitive while ten others, now in custody, were produced before the court yesterday.

On July 8, Rajon was beaten to death by Quamrul and several others in Kumargaon Bus Stand area of Sylhet Sadar upazila.

The perpetrators claimed that Rajon was trying to steal a rickshaw van.

One of culprits filmed the brutal torture on Rajon on a mobile and shared it in the social media.

Kamrul fled to Saudi Arabia after the incident. There he was held by Bangladeshis who handed him over to Saudi police.