Dhaka Bureau: The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has extended the deadline for the investigation of the incident related to the allegations brought against ADC Haroon Or Rashid in the case of the torture of two BCL leaders by three more working days. This information was provided by the public relations department of DMP on Sunday (September 24).
Earlier on September 19, the investigation deadline was extended by three working days. On the night of September 9, the then Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADC), Harun Aur Rashid of the Ramna Division of the Police, was accused of torturing the central leaders of the Chhatra League by taking them from Bardem Hospital to Shahbagh Police Station.
ADC increased while submitting the investigation report for the Harun incident. Later, the Dhaka University proctor and police officials went to the police station and settled it at midnight. The injured BCL leaders were taken to the police station. On September 10, the police informed us that ADC Harun was removed from the Ramna Division and attached to the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Riot Control or Public Order Management Division. He was transferred to the Armed Police Battalion (APBN) on the evening of the same day.
ADC Haroon was suspended the next day, September 11. Finally, he has been attached to the Rangpur range of police. In this incident, DMP formed a three-member investigation committee on September 11.
The chairman of the committee is Abu Yusuf, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), DMP Headquarters. The other two members are Ramna Division Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Newmarket Zone) Shahen Shah and Additional Deputy Police Commissioner (Detective-Motijheel Division) Md. Rafiqul Islam. The inquiry committee was supposed to report on September 13. But as they could not complete the investigation on that day, the committee asked the DMP commissioner for five more days.
They are given time. Tuesday was the last day to submit the investigation report to the DMP commissioner. But the committee asked for seven more days. Finally, it was extended by three days.
