Chargesheet filed in Aprotim murder case, 4 accused

The chargesheet was submitted to the court on October 20. On Friday (October 23), Additional Superintendent of Police and Media Officer of the District Police Md. Lutfor Rahman confirmed the matter. The chargesheet was filed after completing the investigation 31 days after the body was recovered.

The accused are Saiful Islam alias Tuhin (19), Md. Siam (19), and two boys aged 15 and 16. They have been charged under Sections 302 (murder), 201 (causing disappearance of evidence), and 34 of the Penal Code. Police said that three people, including the main accused Tuhin, have given confessional statements before the court under Section 164.

K M Firoz Shahriar, father of the deceased Aprotim, demanded a speedy trial and ensuring the maximum punishment for the accused. However, he said that after receiving the details of the chargesheet, he will consult with his lawyer and take the next legal steps. He also has questions about the ages of the two accused minors.

On September 18, seventh-grade student Aprotim went missing after leaving his home in the Gandhamati area of Kotbari in Cumilla city. The next day, his body was recovered from the jungle of Lalmai Hills in Sananda village of Bijoypur Union under Sadar South Upazila.

According to police, Aprotim was taken to a secluded hill with the intention of snatching the iPhone he had with him. When he resisted taking the phone, he was killed by hitting him on the head with a bamboo stick. Later, the phone was recovered from the home of the main accused, Tuhin. Information about the involvement of the other accused was found during the investigation by analyzing information technology and CCTV footage.