Wednesday's Dinajpur Court Incident
3 DB men suspended, probe ordered
Three Detective Branch (DB) personnel were yesterday suspended as they locked in a scuffle with two lawyers at the entrance to the district court complex on Wednesday.
The suspended DB men are Sub-Inspector Mizanur Rahman and constables
Ashrarul Alam and Jotish. ASP Faruk Hossain of Dinajpur sadar circle has been assigned to investigate the incident.
The incident occurred at around 5:30pm as the plainclothes DB men tried to arrest 17 accused who appeared before the Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court earlier on the day and secured regular bail.
A case was filed with the court on April 9 this year, accusing the 17 of killing a man over land dispute at Baghdoor Khaliachhara village in Hakimpur upazila of the district.
As the accused prayed for ad interim bail to the High Court, the court granted them bail for three months on April 26. The HC also asked the accused to appear before the trial court and seek regular bail before expiry of the bail period.
The accused along with their lawyers-- advocates Abdul Bashar Prince and Rabiul Islam--came out of the Judicial Magistrate's Court at around 5:30pm, signing bail bonds.
When the DB men, who were waiting outside the court complex since the morning, tried to arrest the accused, their lawyers showed the plainclothes detectives copies of the bail bonds, which they ignored.
The DB personnel also locked in an altercation with the lawyers and scuffled with them. Hearing the news, other lawyers rushed to the spot and confined the BD men to a room on the court premises.
At around 7:30pm, Police Superintendent Mostafizur Rahman arrived on the court premises and assured the lawyers that he would take necessary action against the persons involved in the incident after investigation. Initially, the SP closed the three to Dinajpur Police Lines at around 8:20 pm.
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