Dhaka Bureau: Police constable Mahmud Alam has been temporarily suspended in connection with the kidnapping of two militants from the premises of Dhaka’s Chief Judicial Magistrate court. So far, eight policemen have been dismissed in connection with this incident.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Deputy Commissioner of Police (DC) Jasim Uddin confirmed the matter on Wednesday (November 30). Earlier last November, the militant group snatched away the two convicts who were sentenced to death in the murder case of publisher Dipan by pepper spraying the police.
The policemen who were suspended earlier in this incident are – CMM Court Jail Inspector Matiur Rahman, Jail In-Charge (SI) Nahidur Rahman Bhuiya, ATSI Mohiuddin, Constable Sharif Hasan, Zainal, Abdus Sattar and Noor Azad.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Deputy Commissioner of Police (DC) Jasim Uddin, Prosecution Department, said that police constable Mahmud Alam, who was assigned the duty of Dhaka CMM Court Jail, has been temporarily suspended in connection with the robbery of the accused.
Earlier on Sunday (November 20) at noon, the militants snatched away two accused who were sentenced to death from the premises of the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court in Dhaka. Meanwhile, the militants tried to snatch the accused Arafat and Sabur. Later, Arafat and Sabur were arrested from the spot. In this incident, Court Inspector Julhas filed a case in the name of 20 people at Kotwali police station. 7-8 more people are named as unknown accused in the case.
According to the statement of the case, Ayman alias Moshiur Rahman (37), Sabbirul Haque Chowdhury alias Akash alias Konik (24), under the plan and direction of Ansar Al Islam’s military wing leader Syed Mohammad Ziaul Haque alias Sagar alias Bara Bhai alias Major Zia (retired major). Tanveer alias Samshed Mia alias Saiful alias Tushar Biswas (26), Riazul Islam alias Riaz alias Suman (26) and Md. Omar Farooq alias Noman alias Ali alias Saad (28) planned to attack the police and kidnap the accused.
In order to implement this plan, 5/6 anonymous members of Ansar Al Islam took position with two motorcycles. Also, 10/12 unidentified members of Ansar Al Islam stationed around the court and stationed in front of the main gate of the court. They then snatched away the accused from the police.
It is also said in the statement of the case, 12 accused were brought from Kashimpur in a prison van to the Dhaka court at 8:05 am on Sunday. Around 9:40 am, the accused were taken to Anti-Terrorism Tribunal 8 of CJM Court Building to appear before the prosecution department of Dhaka. Accused No. 13 who is on bail after the hearing of this case. Eid Amin (27) and accused number 14 Mehedi Hasan Ami alias Rafi (24) left the court.
Then at around 11:55 p.m., just before reaching the main gate of the court, 5/6 members of Ansar al-Islam with two motorcycles, another 10/12 members of Ansar al-Islam stationed around the court attacked. They arrested the accused Mainul Hasan Shamim alias Sifat alias Sameer alias Imran (24), Md., who was in the custody of Constable Azad. Abu Siddique Sohail (34) Md. Arafat Rahman (24) and Md. A. Sabur alias Raju alias Saad alias Sujon (21) attacked the policemen on duty to kill them.
