A judicial court in Dhaka has formally directed that Spovna Akhter, the wife of the principal suspect Mohammad Sohel Rana, be remanded in prison custody in connection with the brutal sexual assault and subsequent murder of seven-year-old Ramisa Akhter. The structural legal directive was issued on Wednesday, 20 May, by the Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Dhaka, presided over by Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Ashraful Haque.
The enforcement action followed a formal production of the accused woman before the judiciary by the designated investigation officer of the case, Sub-Inspector Mohammad Ohiduzzaman of the Pallabi Police Station. The law enforcement official presented a statutory petition to the court requesting the continuous detention of the female suspect within a central jail facility while the criminal inquiry remains active. Upon hearing the submissions from the investigative authority, the magistrate approved the state’s petition and ordered her immediate transfer to jail.
Investigative Teams Scrutinise Claims of Alibi and Knowledge
According to official sources within the Dhaka judiciary, the specific allegations regarding the active or passive involvement of Spovna Akhter in the high-profile child homicide case are still undergoing strict police investigation. Following the initial discovery of the minor’s body on 19 May inside the residential building located adjacent to the Millat Camp in Pallabi, law enforcement officials had immediately taken the woman into police custody directly from the crime scene for urgent interrogation.
Information leaked from the ongoing investigation reveals that Spovna Akhter has firmly maintained her innocence during police questioning. The female suspect asserted to investigators that she was asleep in a different section of the flat at the exact time of the assault and possessed absolutely zero prior knowledge of the crime being committed by her husband.
However, detectives and forensic experts attached to the Pallabi Police Station have stated that they are systematically verifying her statements. The investigative team is actively analyzing the physical conditions of the crime scene, timeline coordinates, and initial forensic evidence to ascertain whether her claims of complete ignorance align with the reality of the small apartment structure.
Principal Suspect Records Formal Confession in Separate Hearing
Simultaneously, the primary suspect in the child murder case, Mohammad Sohel Rana, was produced before a completely separate judicial bench within the same metropolitan court complex. Appearing before Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Aminul Islam Junaid, the 30-year-old male suspect voluntarily elected to record a formal confessional statement regarding his direct involvement in the sexual assault and subsequent murder of the second-grade student.
“The principal suspect, Mohammad Sohel Rana, was escorted to the chamber of Metropolitan Magistrate Aminul Islam Junaid under tight security. During these proceedings, the accused individual explicitly admitted his guilt and provided a detailed chronological account of how the crime was executed. This judicial confession has been formally recorded under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, providing the state with a critical piece of statutory evidence for the upcoming trial.”
Statutory Case Profiles Three Individuals Over Minor Death
The criminal incident, which has generated intense public outrage and widespread civil demonstrations throughout the Pallabi locality, took place on Tuesday, 19 May. Following the recovery of the seven-year-old victim, the father of the deceased girl, Abdul Hannan Molla, stepped forward as the primary plaintiff to lodge a formal first information report (FIR) at the local police station.
The official criminal case filed by the grieving father formally names three distinct entities as perpetrators of the crime. The first accused is the principal occupant, Mohammad Sohel Rana, followed by his spouse, Spovna Akhter, as the second named suspect. Additionally, the case documents list one anonymous individual whose identity remains unknown to investigators. Law enforcement administrators have confirmed that comprehensive operations are continuing to uncover any broader conspiracy or additional accomplices linked to the flat.