Sagor-Runi murder: Govt seeks HC order to hand probe to PBI from RAB

Sagor-Runi murder case

The government filed an application with the High Court seeking its order on authorities concerned to remove Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) from the investigation into the case filed over the 2012 murder of journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi.

In the application, the government also requested that the HC ask the authorities to give the responsibility of the investigation to the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI).

The HC may hold hearing on the application later in the day, Mohammad Shishir Manir, a lawyer for the complainant of the case, told The Daily Star.

Daily Star