The hearing for the framing of charges took place before that. During the hearing, the state counsel informed the court that, according to the charge sheet, the accused Sohel Rana had brutally raped and murdered the child. In an attempt to destroy the evidence, the child’s body was dismembered. His wife is accused of assisting him in these crimes.

When the judge subsequently questioned the accused regarding the allegations, Sohel Rana pleaded his innocence. "I did not kill her. I did not rape her. My wife is also innocent," he told the court. Sohel Rana claimed instead that an individual named 'Dollar' had raped the child. When asked about this person’s identity, he said Dollar lives in Mirpur and is a wealthy man.

However, the court-appointed defence lawyer, Musa Kalimullah, told reporters, "The defendants mentioned nothing about 'Dollar' to me. They simply maintained that they are innocent." Regarding the individual named Dollar, Kalimullah added, "There is no mention of a 'Dollar' in the police report. The defendants never spoke of him to me either."