The High Court on Tuesday (June 13) gave a two-month time limit to the high-powered probe committee to investigate the death of Sultana Jasmine in the custody of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Naogaon on March 24.

The HC bench comprising Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Muhammad Mahbub Ul Islam passed the order after deputy attorney general Samarendra Nath Biwas sought the time.

Advocate Manoj Kumar Bhowmick appeared for the writ while Deputy Attorney General Samarendra Nath Biswas heard on behalf of the state in the court. 

Jasmine died in the RAB custody in Naogaon on March 24, two days after she was picked up by the force.

The RAB in Nagaon picked up Jasmine, in a white microbus on her way to the office on March 22, and hours after her detention she was admitted to Naogaon Sadar Hospital.

BDST: 1834 HRS, JUNE 13, 2023
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