Arms case trial against Regent Group Chairman Shahed begins

The trial of the arms case against Regent Group Chairman Mohammad Shahed began at a Dhaka tribunal today with deposition of the complainant.

Judge KM Emrul Kayesh of Special Tribunal-1 of Dhaka recorded the statement of SM Gaffarul Alam, an inspector of Detective Branch of Police, and also the complainant of the case.

Later the witness was partly cross-examined by defence lawyers on behalf of the accused.

The tribunal then fixed September 13 for next hearing of the case.

In his statement, DB Inspector Gaffar said on July 19 a team of detectives including him, found Shahed's private car in front of a house in Sector-11, in the capital's Uttara Paschim area.

They seized a foreign-made pistol with a round of bullets from the car. They also seized 10 bottles of phensidyl from the car as per Shahed's information.

Later he filed a case against Shahed with Uttara Paschim Police Station under the Arms Act, the witness continued.

Earlier on August 27, the same tribunal framed charges against the accused in the case.

Shahed was arrested on July 15 from Satkhira when he was trying to leave the country on a boat.