The case was filed around 2pm on Thursday by a woman called Sanowara Begum whose husband, Abdul Jalil, was killed in a reported gunfight last year. According to the case statement, Inspector (DB) Manash Barua arrested the deceased Abdul Jalil on December 3, 2019, from Cox’s Bazar. Also Read - FIR filed against ex-OC Pradeep, 22 others over murderFollowing this, former Teknaf police station OC Pradeep demanded Tk10 lakh from Sanowara Begum, threatening that Jalil will be put under crossfire. On August 5, Sinha’s sister, Sharmin Shahriar Ferdous, filed a case with the Senior Judicial Magistrate Court of Teknaf against nine policemen, including Pradeep and Liakat. Pradeep Kumar Das, Inspector Liakat Ali, and Nanda Dulal were taken into RAB custody for questioning on August 18.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 27, 2020 12:00 UTC