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Journo murder verdict May 19

11 May 2009, 18:00 PM

Staff Correspondent, Khulna

Judgment in journalist Manik Saha murder case will be delivered on May 19. Manik Saha, Khulna Correspondent of The New Age and stringer of BBC Bangla Service was bombed to death by extremists at noon on January 15 in 2004 near Khulna Press Club. SI Ranjit Kumar lodged FIR with Khulna Sadar police without naming any accused. Later, 10 outlaws were chargesheeted in the case on June 20, 2004. The accused are Bomaru Akram, Shumon, Ali Akbar, Bulbul, Disco Sattar, Billal, Sakhawat alias Shaukat, Mithu alias Mahfuz, Sarwar Hossain alias Saro and Omar Faruk. Investigation Officer Chitta Ranjan Paul of Detective Branch of KMP in his supplementary charge sheet on December 2, 2007, included Hai Islam Kachi as another accused.