The 5-member Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Hasan Faiz Siddiqui ordered him to surrender quickly. The High Court bench led by Justice Quddus Zaman granted bail to the prime accused Zakir on August 14.

Later the accused got out of jail. The victim's family appealed for his arrest again. On November 12, 2021, Anwar Shahid, the former Chief Scientific Officer of the Wheat Research Center, was stabbed to death in  Shyamoli