Sima Rape Case
Adv Elina Khan made PP
Bss, Chittagong
The government has appointed eminent human rights activist Advocate Elina Khan as the public prosecutor and two other activists Advocate Zia Habib Ahsan and Advocate Nazmul Alam Chowdhury Noman as additional public prosecutors to conduct the sensational evidence-concealing case of raping poor garment worker Sima Rani.Advocate Elina is the executive director of the Bangladesh Society for the Enforcement of Human Rights (BSEHR) while Advocate Habib is the president of the Chittagong Metropolitan chapter and Advocate Noman the president of Comilla district unit of the organisation, a BSEHR press release said yesterday. The case is now pending with the District and Sessions Judge's Court of Comilla. The BSEHR filed the case against former officer-in-charge (OC) of Raozan Police Station in Chittagong and investigation officer (IO) of Sima rape case Serajul Islam, former sub-inspector of Raozan police Iqbal and former ASP of CID in Chittagong Hafizuddin Dewan. It accused the police officials of concealing evidence of the rape case with an ill-motive for acquitting the accused policemen. The case was filed after violation of Sima Rani in Raozan police custody allegedly by some on-duty policemen in 1996. A court here earlier acquitted the accused policemen from the rape charges, as the allegations brought against them were not proved. Hearing on whether Serajul Islam is involved in concealing evidence of the rape case will be held on July 9, court sources said.
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