A Dhaka court has sentenced Faisal Karim Masud, the prime accused in the Sharif Osman Hadi murder case, to 10 years’ imprisonment in an arms case. The court also ordered the arrest of the absconding accused to execute the verdict.
Judge Mahmudul Mohsin of the Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court delivered the verdict on Thursday (April 9) at noon.
According to the case statement, acting on a tip-off, members of RAB-2 conducted a raid on November 7, 2024, at a house in the Baitul Aman Housing Society under Adabor Police Station in the capital. During the operation, Faisal Karim Masud was detained. Two foreign-made pistols, magazines, and ammunition were recovered from his rented flat.
On November 8, 2024, RAB member Md Mashiur Rahman filed a case against Faisal Karim under the Arms Act with Adabor Police Station. A charge sheet was later submitted in the case.
Court sources said Faisal Karim was granted bail by the High Court on February 16, 2025, in the arms case. However, he has been on the run since the murder of Sharif Osman Hadi.
RAB stated that multiple cases are currently pending against Faisal Karim, and he failed to produce any valid documents for the seized firearms at the time of his arrest.
According to RAB, Faisal Karim Masud and Alamgir Hossain—the two main accused in the Hadi murder case—were arrested on March 7 from the Bangaon area of North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal, near the Bangladesh border, by a Special Task Force (STF) of India.
Faisal Karim Masud, 37, hails from Patuakhali, while Alamgir Hossain, 34, is from Dhaka.