Sagar-Runi Murder: ‘We also want the mystery to be solved’

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday said they will instruct Rapid Action Battalion to quickly inform them about the murder of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi.

"We also want the mystery behind the killings to be solved as soon as possible," the minister told leaders of Dhaka Reporters Unity, when they went to the secretariat to submit a memorandum, demanding speedy trial of the murder case.

"These two budding journalists, who had a lot of talent, could have given a lot to the country. They have left us. We also want to find out why the murders happened. I am sending DRU's memorandum to the Rab DG," the minister said.

In the memorandum, DRU expressed disappointment, as law enforcers could neither identify the killers nor unearth any motive behind the killings even though 11 years have passed.

Sagar, news editor at private TV channel Maasranga, and his wife Runi, senior reporter at ATN Bangla, were killed in the early hours of February 11, 2012, in their rented flat in the capital's West Rajabazar.

The memorandum mentioned that the then home minister assured that the killers would be arrested within 48 hours. But sadly, even after 11 years, there is no progress in the investigation. What's more, law enforcers sought extra time 95 times from the court to submit the probe report.

DRU strongly demanded a fair investigation into the murder and unmasking the real killers as soon as possible. Otherwise, it vowed to announce strict programmes.

DRU president Mursalin Nomani and general secretary Mynul Hasan Sohel, among others, were present yesterday.