Staff Reporter:
Police have prepared the charge-sheet in the rape and murder case of Magura’s Asiya, said Law Adviser Asif Nazrul on Sunday.
“The charge-sheet is currently under review by the office of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and it is expected to be submitted to the court by today (Sunday),” he told a press briefing on cur-rent issues at the Secretariat.
“We have brought necessary reform under which trial proceedings must be completed within 90 days after a charge sheet is submitted. As we have already received the forensic and DNA reports, and since the evidence matches in the DNA, I believe the trial will be completed even sooner—at a much faster pace. That is my expectation and hope,” said the adviser.
Eight-year-old girl Asiya died at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) on March 13 after being raped a week ago.
The rape and death of the girl sparked widespread protests across the country. University students, including that of Dhaka University, staged demonstrations demanding the death penalty of the accused.
Police arrested victim’s brother-in-law Sojib Sheikh, 20, his brother Ratul Sheikh, 25, and their parents, i.e. her sister’s parents-in-law, Hitu Sheikh, 50,and Jabeda Begum, 40, — in connection with the incident.
