A Dhaka court has sentenced Faisal Karim Masud, also known as Rahul or Dawood, to ten years of rigorous imprisonment under the Arms Act. Faisal is the prime accused in the murder case of Inquilab Mancha convener Sharif Osman bin Hadi. The verdict was delivered on Thursday, April 9, 2026, by Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mahmudul Mohsin. The court had set the date for the verdict after completing arguments. Faisal remains absconding, and an arrest warrant has been issued against him.

According to the case details, on November 7, 2024, RAB-2 arrested Faisal during a raid at a flat in Baitul Aman Housing Society in Adabor, recovering a foreign pistol and four rounds of ammunition. The following day, a case was filed under the Arms Act by Habildar Mashiur Rahman at Adabor Police Station. The charge sheet was submitted on March 28, 2025, after investigation, and 13 of 14 witnesses testified during the trial.

Faisal had been on bail until November 17, 2024, but went into hiding after the Hadi murder incident. He was arrested in India last month.