A court in Dhaka has framed charges against husband Khandker Sakhawat Alim Nobel and his friend SMY Abdullah Farhad in actress Raima Islam Shimu murder case.
Through framing charges, trial in the murder case has begun formally.
Dhaka Fourth Additional District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Shafiqul Islam passed the order on Tuesday, rejecting the accused’s petition for the acquittal from the case.
At the same time, the court set January 23 next year for the testimony in the case.
Earlier on 18 September, the court accepted the chargesheet against husband Khandker Sakhawat Alim Nobel and his friend SMY Abdullah Farhad in actress Raima Islam Shimu murder case.
On 29 August, investigation officer of the case Keraniganj Model Police Station's inspector Shahidul Islam submitted the chargesheet to court.
On 17 January this year, Raima Islam Shimu’s severed boy was found inside a bush beside the road at Aliapur area near Hazratpur Bridge in Keraniganj. The 41-year-old actress lived with her family at Green Road area under Kalabagan Police Station in the capital. After identifying the body, Keraniganj police launched an extensive investigation into the gruesome murder.
Police said the murderers left actress Shimu’s body abandoned at Hazratpur after killing her. Though the murderers had killed Shimu in a planned way, they left some clues. Instantly, police seized the important evidence. Shimu’s husband accused Khondker Sakhawat Alim Nobel, 48, and his friend SMY Abdullah Farhad, 47, were detained for questioning. The detained were taken to Keraniganj Police Station at night where they were interrogated extensively and information about their involvement in Shimu murder was received.
On 18 January, Shimu’s elder brother Harunur Rashid filed a murder case at Keraniganj Model Police Station.
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