They were named by police as witnesses in the narcotics case filed by police against Sinha and his colleagues Shipra Rani Devnath and Shahedul Islam Sifat, following the murder on the night of July 31. They have also been accused in a case filed by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), who is now investigating the incident, in connection with Sinha's murder. Previously on August 20 and on August 25, the court of senior judicial magistrate Tamannah Farah granted a seven-day and a four-day remand respectively for the trio. Sinha was on his way back to Nilima Resort in Himchori after filming a video on Marishbunia hill in Teknaf. On August 5, Sinha's older sister Sharmin Shahriar filed a case with the Judicial Magistrate Court in connection with the murder where 15 people were named as accused.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 02, 2020 05:37 UTC