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Police submitted destroyed report: Human rights defender assult case in police station

Dhaka: June 06, 2012
A destroyed deport was submitted to the Dhaka Metropalitan Magistrate Court on June 06, 2012. It was submitted by Mr. Golam Mostofa Rashel, Senior Assistant Police Commissioner of Mohammadpur zone, DMP, Dhaka.  In the connection of the allegation made by Advocate Shahanur Islam, founding secretary general of
JusticeMakers Bangladesh against  Mohammad Yusuf, sub inspector of Mohammadpur Police Station alleging attempt to arrest after physical attacked on April 03, 2012, Mr. Rashel submitted the report according to order passed by the learned Metropolitan Magistrate on 19 April, 2012. On 3 April 2012 Mr. Islam went to the Mohammadpur police station visited to Mohammadpur police station to file a general diary asking to ensure the physical security of him and his colleges, who were assist tofile a case against jail superintend and jailor of Naogaon district as well as others seven police officials of Badalgachhi police station under Naogaon district, including the former officer in charge alleging death due to negligence after torture in police custody on March 19, 2012, resulting some unidentified people threatened Mr. Islam and his colleagues to with draw the said case on March 26 and April 03, 2012 respectively was not true.

Mr. Islam filed a petition case under section 352 and 355 of penal code with the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court on April 18, 2012 and the learned magistrate pleased to issue an order to the deputy commissioner of DMP (Tejgaon Zone) to submit the report by June 13, 2012 after proper investigation. 

Then Mr. Imam Hossain, deputy Police Commissioner, DMP (Tejgaon Zone) assigned to Mr. Golam Mostofa Rashel, Senior Assistant Police Commissioner of Mohammadpur zone, DMP, Dhaka to investigate the alleged incident.

Here especially mentioned that Mr. Golam Mostofa Rashel, investigating officer conducted his investigation sitting in his office Mohammadpur police station which is also the place of incident. 

During the investigation he created psychological pressure to Mr. Islam  to withdraw the case as well as Mr. Alamgir not to give the witness on behalf of Mr. Islam.

Furthermore, one district Judge (Judge of Environment Court, Dhaka) level officer of Dhaka district and session judge court create influence to the eyewitness as well as Mr. Shahanur to withdraw the case. 

Beside this,  while Mr. Alamgir only one eyewitness of the incident went to the Mohammadpur police station, DMP, Dhaka for giving his statement, the perpetrator Yusuf created a scaring environment always following him presenting that room where Mr. Alamgir was giving his statement. 

Finally, the investigation officer submitted destroyed report failing to manage Mr. Islam to withdraw the case.
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