Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md. Asaduzzaman has directed the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner to submit the investigation report on the rape and murder of eight-year-old Ramisa Akhter within seven days. Announcing the directive on Thursday morning (May 21), the minister assured the public that the government is taking necessary steps to ensure a speedy trial.
Police recovered the body of Ramisa, a second-grade student, from an apartment in Dhaka's Pallabi Section-11 on Tuesday morning. Following the discovery, her father, Abdul Hannan Mollah, filed a murder case at the Pallabi Police Station.
The accused include neighboring tenant Sohel Rana, his wife Swapna Akhter, and an unidentified individual. Police arrested Swapna immediately and apprehended Sohel later that evening after he attempted to go into hiding. Both were presented in court today, while the third suspect remains at large.
During initial interrogation, Sohel confessed to raping and killing the child. Sub-Inspector Ohiduzzaman, the case's investigating officer, confirmed the confession and stated that the primary accused has agreed to record a formal confessional statement before a magistrate.
Meanwhile, an autopsy was completed at Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital before Ramisa's body was returned to her family. She was later laid to rest in her ancestral village.
