Three murder-accused released from Mymensingh jail without bail order

Three accused in a murder case have been mistakenly released from Mymensingh Central Jail without any bail documents, prison authorities confirmed today.

The accused are Md Anis Mia, Rashedul Islam, and Jakirul Islam -- sons of Hazrat Ali of Tarati Paschimpara village in Tarakanda upazila of Mymensingh.

Md Aminul Islam, senior jail superintendent of Mymensingh Central Jail, told The Daily Star that prison officials wrongfully released the trio on Tuesday evening.

“It was a wrongful release. The details of the incident will be known later,” he said, adding that police and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-14) have already been informed to arrest the three.

Mohammad Touhidul Islam, deputy inspector general (DIG) of prisons for Mymensingh division, said the three accused were sent to jail by a court on January 23 this year in a murder case filed with Tarakanada Police Station.

The release occurred after a “production warrant” was mistakenly treated as a bail order.

Meanwhile, Zakaria Imtiaz, a deputy jailer of Mymensingh Central Jail, has been suspended In connection with the incident, he said.

“Zakaria Imtiaz told us that the accused were mistakenly released due to a lack of caution,” Touhidul said.

A three-member probe committee was formed today to investigate the matter and will submit its report within three working days, the DIG prison said.

The committee will determine the exact cause, and legal action will be taken against those responsible, he added.