A Dhaka tribunal on Thursday cleared Mohammad Irfan Selim, son of Dhaka-7 MP Haji Selim, from an arms case as the prosecution did not file any petition seeking further investigation.
After a hearing on Thursday over the probe report, Judge KM Emrul Kayesh of Dhaka Special Tribunal-1 passed the order.
Earlier in the day, the tribunal also accepted the probe report clearing Irfan Selim as police did not find any evidence to prove the charges against him in this case.
Earlier on January 5, Police presented the final reports where no evidence was found to prove charges against Awami League leader Hazi Selim’s son Irfan Selim in two cases under the Arms Act and the Narcotics Control Act.
The investigation officer (IO) mentioned in the report that it was not proved during the investigation that the firearm and narcotic items belonged to Irfan Selim which were recovered from his residence during a drive.
However, a charge-sheet was submitted to the court in two other cases against Irfan Selim’s bodyguard Zahidul Molla after evidence was found to prove charges against him.
Mentioning ‘error of fact’ in the accusations, the IO sought Irfan Selim’s clearance of charges in the two cases.
Irfan and Zahidul were sentenced to one year in jail on October 26 after two firearms, 38 walkie-talkies, liquor and yaba pills were recovered from Irfan’s residence during a drive carried out by the law enforcers.
Later, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) filed four separate cases against the duo under arms and narcotics act.
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