HC gives 6 months more to end Sagar-Runi murder probe

The High Court has given six more months to investigate the murder case of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi.

The High Court bench of Justice Fatema Najib and Justice Sikder Mahmudur Razi passed the order on Tuesday (April 22), following a petition for time extension by the prosecution.

Additional Attorney General Arshadur Rouf told the High Court: “The investigation into the journalist couple murder is in progress. We are trying to complete the investigation of the case. But it needs some additional time. For this, nine-month time extension was sought to the court.”

Later, the court asked to complete the investigation of the case by October 22.

Sagar, news editor of private TV station Maasranga and his wife Runi, senior reporter of another private TV channel, ATN Bangla, were brutally murdered at their rented apartment in Dhaka’s West Rajabazar area on February 11, 2012.

Nousher Ali Roman, brother of Runi, filed a case at Sher-e-Bangla police station the following day.

Law enforcement officials have so far arrested eight people in connection with the double murder.

They are Tanvir, Rafiqul Islam, Bakul Mia, Abu Syed, Mintu alias Baggira Mintu alias Masum Mintu, Quamrul Hasan alias Arun, security guard Enam Ahmed alias Humayun Kabir and Palash Rudra Pal.