Tasmiah Nuhiya Ahmed of DOT
Application has been made to withdraw the confession statement of Rakibul Hasan Rifat Farazi, main accused in the murder case of Rifat Sharif of Barguna, has been asked to withdraw the confession made in the court. Besides, the minor accused of this murder case have been sent to the Barguna Juvenile Court for trial. Rifat Farazi’s confession withdrawn application was placed before court on Thursday. However, the hearing on the application has not been done. Besides, Judge Mohammad Sirajul Islam Ghazi has fixed the next date for the case on November 6. The next date for hearing of minor accused in this case has also been fixed on 6 November.
Rifat’s wife Ayesha Siddiqua Minni, who is on bail in the Rifat murder case, and five accused, Aryan Hossain, appeared before the court on Thursday.
The lawyer for the Rifat murder case, Mojibul Haque Kislu, said that the minor accused in the Rifat murder case are in the custody of the court. Therefore, the case has been forwarded to the juvenile court for trial of the minor accused. In addition, the adult main accused of the case, Rakibul Hasan Rifat Farazi, filed a petition in the court seeking withdrawal of confession statement. However, the hearing has not been done yet.
Once the original documents of the case reache the Senior Judicial Magistrate Court, the hearing on the application for withdrawal of confession statement will be heard.