[1] On 18 November 2003, some individuals set fire to the house of Tejendra Lal Sheel using gunpowder killing 11 members of family including six children.
General Secretary of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council Rana Dasgupta has been a vocal supporter of Sheel and campaigned for a verdict in the case.
[2] Assistant superintendent of police Clarence Gomez did not include Aminur Rahman Chowdhury in the initial charge sheet filed on 14 December 2005 which was challenged by Dr. Bimal Sheel in a Chittagong court.
[7] Assistant superintendent of police Hla Ching Pru filed a case in January 2011 charging 38 individuals with arson, looting, and murder.
[7] On 24 February 2014, Nirmal Shil, a prosecution witnesses testified in court that the arson was preplanned as part of an attempt to grab the victim's property.
[10] Rana Dasgupta, general secretary of the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, described the delay as part of the impunity that surrounds cases on attacks on religious minorities.