A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed Irfan Selim, son of Dhaka-7 MP Haji Selim, and his bodyguard Zahid on a 3-day remand for each of them for their alleged involvement in connection with a case filed over assaulting an official of Bangladesh Navy and his wife in the capital.
Dhaka's Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Muhammad Asaduzzaman Nur passed the order when Inspector Ashfaq Rajib Hasan, also the investigation officer of the case, produced him before the court with a 7-day remand prayer.
Earlier on October 27 (Tuesday) the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development & Co-operatives suspended Dhaka South City Corporation DSCC Councillor Erfan Selim.
The decision was taken under the Local Government (City Corporation) Act 2009, reads a gazette notification.
The order, signed by LGD Deputy Secretary ANM Foyzul Haque, was issued.
RAB detained Irfan from his father’s residence at Devdas Lane of Swarighat in Old Dhaka on Monday afternoon following a case filed with Dhanmondi Police Station by Lieutenant Wasif Ahmed Khan of Bangladesh Navy for assaulting him.
A mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Monday sentenced Irfan Selim and his bodyguard Zahid to one year in jail for possessing illegal walkie-talkies and liquor.
Two separate cases will be filed at the local police station -- one under the Arms Act and another under Narcotics Control Act -- against the duo.
Two firearms, 38 walkie-talkies and liquor were recovered from the house during the drive.
According to the case statement, a private car hit Lt Wasif's motorcycle near Labaid Hospital at Dhanmondi around 7:45pm when he and his wife were heading to their Mohammadpur residence from Nilkhet.
Later, some people came out of the car and physically assaulted the navy official and verbally abused his wife.
Md Ikram Ali Mia, officer-in-charge of the police station, said the driver of the car, Mizanur, was detained from the spot and shown arrested in the case.
Earlier on October 27, a Dhaka court placed AB Siddique, another associate of Irfan Selim, on a three-day remand in a case filed over assaulting an official of Bangladesh Navy.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sattyabroto Shikdar passed the order when Inspector Ashfaq Rajib Hasan, also the investigation officer of the case, produced him before the court with a seven-day remand prayer.
Besides, the court also rejected the bail petition of Siddique.
Meanwhile, the court fixed Wednesday for hearing a petition filed by police to interrogate Haji Selim’s son Irfan and his bodyguard Zahid in custody.
Earlier on October 26, a Dhaka court placed Mizanur, driver of Haji Selim, on one-day remand in the case.
Rejecting a bail plea, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Abu Sufian Mohammad Noman granted the remand after inspector of Dhanmondi police station Ashfaq Rajib, also the investigation officer of the case, produced the accused before the court in the afternoon and sought a 5-day remand for him.
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