Khalaf Murder
Court accepts charges against five
A Dhaka court yesterday took into cognisance the charges against five criminals in a case filed for their involvement in the killing of Saudi embassy official Khalaf Al Ali in the capital.
After scrutinising case dockets and other relevant documents, Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Rezaul Karim accepted the charges against the accused in the case.
The accused are Mohammad Al Amin, Saiful Islam Mamun, Rafiqul Islam Khokon, Selim Chowdhury and Akbar Ali Lalu.
Of them, Selim is on the run while the others are in custody.
The court also issued arrest warrant against Selim and ordered to confiscate his properties.
Detective Branch of police on September 20 submitted the charge sheet against the five to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court in Dhaka, showing 31 people as prosecution witnesses.
In the early hours of March 6 this year, Khalaf was shot dead during a mugging incident near his Gulshan residence.
Accused Al Amin and Lalu had earlier confessed to their involvement, saying they killed Khalaf when he refused to give them money.
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