Dhaka: A Dhaka court on Thursday took cognisance of charge against Bakhtiar Alam Rony, son of Awami League lawmaker Pinu Khan, in a case filed for shooting two people to death with his firearm in the city’s New Eskaton area.  

Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Aminul Haque accepted the charges and sent the relevant papers and documents to Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sheikh Hafizur Rahman for next course of action.

Earlier on 21 July, Detective Branch (DB) of Police pressed charges against Rony for the double murder.

On 13 April, Rony, said to be a drug addict, allegedly opened fire on people indiscriminately near Janakantha Bhaban in New Eskaton area from his car, leaving two people— rickshaw-puller Abdul Hakim and Janakantha’s auto-rickshaw driver Yakub— injured with bullets.

Hakim succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on 15 April while Yeakub died at the hospital on 23 April.

On 15 April, a case was filed with Ramna Police Station against unidentified people in this connection.

On 1 June, law enforces arrested Rony from his Dhanmondi residence in connection with the firing.