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The verdict on the New Eskaton double murder case against Bakhtiar Alam Rony, son of former Awami League MP Pinu Khan, will now be delivered on January 30.
Dhaka Additional Metropolitan Session's Judge Manjurul Imam fixed the date on Tuesday after closing the law-point arguments from both sides newly, reports UNB.
The court was supposed to pronounce its judgment on October 4 last. However, it deferred for the second time the delivery of the verdict in the double murder case as the prosecution filed a petition to summon the investigation officer of the case for rehearing.
Following the petition, Judge of the Dhaka Additional Metropolitan Session Judge's Court-1 Md Monjurul Imam asked IO Dipak Kumar Das to present a mobile call list to the court on October 17 of the year.
The court was scheduled to deliver the verdict first on May 8, 2018. However, the judgment in the case was deferred on the day as Judge Md Al Mamun said he could not prepare the judgment. So, he decided to defer the delivery of the judgment.
On April 13, 2015, Bakhtiar Alam Rony, said to be a drug addict, opened fire on people indiscriminately near Janakantha Bhaban in New Eskaton area from his car, leaving two people -- rickshaw-puller Abdul Hakim and Janakantha's auto-rickshaw driver Yakub -- injured with bullets.
Hakim succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on April 15 while Yeakub died at the hospital on April 23.
On April 15, a case was filed with Ramna Police Station against unidentified people in this connection.
On June 1, law enforces arrested Rony from his Dhanmondi residence in connection with the firing.