Staff Reporter:
Five plainclothes policemen including a female assistant commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in a primary investigation have been found involvement in taking extortion worth taka 29 lakh from a businessman of Chittagong.
According to Security Cell of Police (discipline) sources, police in it primary investigation found that AC Snigdha Akter, Inspector Abdul Alim, SI Motahar, ASI Ashraf, and Constable Rahmat were involved in extortion.
“Police Headquarters will take decision in this regard,” says DMP Additional Commissioner Didar Ahmed.
Meanwhile, a five-member probe body has been formed to further investigate the incident, said Masudur Rahman, Deputy Commissioner (Media) of the DMP.
The probe body has already carrying out investigation as they have been asked to submit the report within the reasonable time, the police official said.
“Police are verifying and examining the allegation of taking ransom money from Chittagong’s businessman Akkas Ali after picking him up on charge of illegal drug trading from the city on February 28. If police personnel are found guilty they will have to face legal action,” the police official said.
However, the five cops are still on duty as no decision has been taken against them, the DC said.
Replying to a query, he said the cops were earlier interrogated and they will also be interrogated further in this connection.
Akkas Ali filed two applications with the Home Minister and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and sought to take necessary steps against the DB officials, Police Headquarter sources said.Akkash was accused in an arm case, which was filed by a DB official on March 9 and he was released from the case by the intervention of Snigdha Akhter after five days of filing the lawsuit.
Earlier Akkash filed a General Diary (GD) with the Paltan Police Station as he was issued abduction threat, said Rafiqul Islam, Officer-in-Charge of Paltan Police Station
According to the GD, Akkas Ali was picked up by DB officials led by Snigdha Akhter from the city’s airport area on February 28 and he was beaten up for ransom Taka 80 lakh.
Akkas paid them Tk 20.40 lakh instantly. Later he paid more than Tk 10 lakh but the cops did not release him.
