Police released Jubo League leader who was handed over by mob, OC withdrawn

  • Special Correspondent, Barta24.com, Chattogram
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Rashedul Islam/Photo: Collected

Rashedul Islam/Photo: Collected

Officer-in-Charge of Chattogram’s Lohagara Police Station Rashedul Islam and four others have been recalled on the charge of releasing a Jubo League leader named Saiful Islam Sajeeb. Inspector of Police (Unarmed) Arifur Rahman has been appointed as the new OC of this police station.

According to police sources, Jubo League leader and police source Saiful Islam Sajeeb was chased and arrested by the crowd from Kalauzan Banglabazar in Lohagara early on Monday (September 9). Later he was handed over to Lohagara police station around 8 am. The police assured that the accused will be arrested in the related case and sent to the court. But soon after the mob moved out of the police station, allegations surfaced that the accused had been released. After that, the locals again gathered in the police station area and demanded the punishment of the accused police officers. They also demanded the withdrawal of those involved, including the OC. Then the OC, duty officer and constable on sentry duty were withdrawn.

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Locals said that after Saiful Islam Sajeeb was arrested, the angry crowd beat him up. Sajib got injury of his leg. As a result, it is not possible for him to escape. The police may have released him behind the police station, or let him escape in their own transport because Sajib used to work as a police source.

The other three who were withdrawn are Sub-Inspectors (SI-Unarmed) Nasima Akhter, Amir Hussain and Constable M. Enamul Haque. All the four withdrawn police officers have been attached to Police Lines, Chattogram.

The matter has been confirmed in a notification signed by Chattogram Superintendent of Police Raihan Uddin Khan. The notification further said that a team led by Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime) and Additional Superintendent of Police, Satkania Circle, is conducting operations to arrest the absconding accused. Also, two teams of the district intelligence wing continued the operation.

Jubo League leader Saiful Sajib has several cases in the police station including cow lifting, extortion. Locals have been looking for Sajib for a long time, who has been accused of extortion and torture in the area. At one point, the locals arrested him on Monday morning and handed him over to the police.