The High Court has granted six months bail to the suspended sub-inspector of police Md Hasan Uddin, who was arrested in the murder case of Rayhan Ahmed in police custody.
An HC bench comprising of Justice SM Abdul Mobin and Justice Md Atwar Rahman passed the order on Sunday.
Earlier on 10 October, 2020, Rayhan Ahmed, 34, a resident of Akharia in Sylhet city, was tortured in police custody at Bandarbazar police outpost and he succumbed to the injuries the next day.
His wife Tahmina Akter Tanni filed a murder case at Kotwali Police station later.
On 12 October, four policemen, including the in-charge of Bandarbazar Police outpost Sub-Inspector Akbar Hossain were suspended and three others were removed from their posts in connection with the death.
On 18 April, the official trial in the case began as the Sylhet Metropolitan Session Judge Court Judge MD Abdur Rahim framed charges against six accused including five police members.
