A Cox's Bazar court has indicted 15 people, including former Teknaf police OC Pradeep Kumar Das, in the case filed over the murder of Major (retd) Sinha Mohammad Rashed Khan.
District and Session's Judge Mohammad Ismail on Sunday formally framed the charges against them after hearing from the state and defence between 11am and 1pm, confirmed Public Prosecutor Faridul Alam.
Apart from rejecting the bail pleas of Pradeep and five others, the court also fixed July 26 to kick-off the trial in the case, said Alam.
He said witness testimonies will be recorded on July 26, 26 and 28 as per the court's order.
Pradeep and the 14 other accused were brought to the court around 10am under beefed up security.
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