ASI, constable sued on extortion charge
An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) and a constable of Hakimpur police station in the district have been sued on charge of extorting a woman, threatening to implicate her son in false cases.
The accused are ASI Shah Alam, and constable Enamul Haque.
Sadiya Begum, wife of Bazlur Rahman of Uttar Basudevpur village in Hakimpur upazila under Dinajpur filed the case against them with the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Sohag Talukdar on Sunday afternoon, court source said.
The court took the case into cognizance and asked Biman Karmaker, ASP (Phulbari Circle) of Dinajpur, to register a case, conduct an investigation in this regard and submit report before the court by February 19.
"Some policemen of Hakimpur upazila of Dinajpur picked up my son Md Saju on December 4 last year," Sadiya Begum mentioned in her case.
"ASI Shah Alam and constable Enamul Haque came to my residence on the same night and demanded Tk 1 lakh, threatening to send my son to jail after implicating him in various cases if I do not meet the demand. Scared, I gave Tk 32,000 in cash and a cheque worth Tk 50,000 to them," she said.
"Next day, I verbally informed the officer in charge of Hakimpur police station and he assured me of taking action against the two police men. But the OC has not taken any action against them still now. And so, I filed the case with the Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court of Dinajpur seeking justice," Sadiya Begum said.
When contacted, Hakimpur police station OC Helal Uddin said, "I have taken action against the ASI and the constable following the complaint of the woman. An investigation is pending in this regard. I am yet to know about filing of any case against the two policemen."
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