SP exempted from HC rule after he offers apology

The High Court yesterday exempted TM Mujahidul Islam, superintendent of Chapainawabganj police, from a suo moto rule issued for his comments on punishing robbers after he offered an unconditional apology to the court for his remarks.

The HC bench of Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque and Justice Mohammad Ullah passed the order after accepting Mujahidul's apology.

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Mujahidul offered the unconditional apology to the HC, realising that his statement was incorrect, his lawyer Shafique Ahmed told The Daily Star.

He said the SP mentioned in the apology petition that he would never make such statements in future.

After accepting the apology, the HC pardoned him and exonerated him of the rule, the counsel added.

Earlier in the day, Mujahidul appeared before the HC bench as per its earlier order.

While speaking as a special guest at an eye treatment camp on the Chapainawabganj Eye Hospital premises on November 25, the police official reportedly said people should crush robbers alive if they are caught red-handed.

Following a newspaper report on his comments, the HC bench on November 27 summoned the SP to appear before it yesterday to explain his comments.