Staff Reporter :
An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Bangshal Police Station, allegedly shot an employee of local cable operator following a dispute over paying arrear bills in the city’s Khilgaon on Friday morning.
The victim has been identified as Al Amin, 26, an employee of Dhaka East Cable Vision, said Mamun Hossain, Deputy Commissioner (Media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.
He was first taken to Rajarbagh Police Lines Hospital with a bullet in his back.
Later he was shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). Meanwhile, accused ASI Shamim Reza had been arrested after the incident, the police official said.
Quoting the witnesses, Khilgaon Police Station’s OC Mainul Hossain said, “Al Amin along with two other employees went to Shamim Reza’s house on the fourth floor of an apartment building on Road No. 5 at Khilgaon’s Nandipara around 11:00am to collect the unpaid bills of last four months. Shamim wanted to pay Tk 250 as monthly bill when the rate is Tk 300. Al Amin threatened to cut the cable connection.” But, Shamim, rather asked them to cut the cable line. As they cut the line, the ASI fired from his pistol that hit Al Amin’s back.”
Another police officer, Nahidur Rahman, an SI of the Special Branch, who also lives in the same building, said that Shamim shot Al Amin during the brawl.
Cable Operator Al Amin said, “When I went to ASI Shamim’s home in the morning to ask for the unpaid bills of four months, he asked why the amount was so high? At one moment, he asked me to cut his cable connection. When we did that, he came down and demanded to know why I had done so. He started slapping me when I remained him he had told me to do so. Shamim started shooting when my associate, who was with me, asked why he was assaulting us.”
The building caretaker, Gias Uddin, said that around 10:30pm he came out of his home on hearing a ruckus between Shamim and Al Amin over bill payment. At one point, Shamim slapped Amin, the caretaker recounted. Then, Shamim opened fire and wounded Amin.”
DMCH Emergency Department doctor Md Nasir said the bullet had grazed Amin’s back. He said that the victim was released after first aid.
Bangshal Police OC Nure Alam Siddiq said that they had detained Shamim and handed him over to Khilgaon police.
His service pistol had been seized, the police official said.
Asked whether an ASI was allowed to take his service pistol home, Siddiq said, “I won’t say anything on this matter.”
Confirming the incident, Kazi Mainul Islam, Officer-in-Charge of Khilgaon Police Station, said that police are quizzing the victim to find out details. “The victim filed a case against the ASI,” the OC said. Contacted, Mofiz Uddin Ahmed, Deputy Commissioner of Lalbagh division of DMP, he said that the policeman had been suspended from duty.
An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Bangshal Police Station, allegedly shot an employee of local cable operator following a dispute over paying arrear bills in the city’s Khilgaon on Friday morning.
The victim has been identified as Al Amin, 26, an employee of Dhaka East Cable Vision, said Mamun Hossain, Deputy Commissioner (Media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.
He was first taken to Rajarbagh Police Lines Hospital with a bullet in his back.
Later he was shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). Meanwhile, accused ASI Shamim Reza had been arrested after the incident, the police official said.
Quoting the witnesses, Khilgaon Police Station’s OC Mainul Hossain said, “Al Amin along with two other employees went to Shamim Reza’s house on the fourth floor of an apartment building on Road No. 5 at Khilgaon’s Nandipara around 11:00am to collect the unpaid bills of last four months. Shamim wanted to pay Tk 250 as monthly bill when the rate is Tk 300. Al Amin threatened to cut the cable connection.” But, Shamim, rather asked them to cut the cable line. As they cut the line, the ASI fired from his pistol that hit Al Amin’s back.”
Another police officer, Nahidur Rahman, an SI of the Special Branch, who also lives in the same building, said that Shamim shot Al Amin during the brawl.
Cable Operator Al Amin said, “When I went to ASI Shamim’s home in the morning to ask for the unpaid bills of four months, he asked why the amount was so high? At one moment, he asked me to cut his cable connection. When we did that, he came down and demanded to know why I had done so. He started slapping me when I remained him he had told me to do so. Shamim started shooting when my associate, who was with me, asked why he was assaulting us.”
The building caretaker, Gias Uddin, said that around 10:30pm he came out of his home on hearing a ruckus between Shamim and Al Amin over bill payment. At one point, Shamim slapped Amin, the caretaker recounted. Then, Shamim opened fire and wounded Amin.”
DMCH Emergency Department doctor Md Nasir said the bullet had grazed Amin’s back. He said that the victim was released after first aid.
Bangshal Police OC Nure Alam Siddiq said that they had detained Shamim and handed him over to Khilgaon police.
His service pistol had been seized, the police official said.
Asked whether an ASI was allowed to take his service pistol home, Siddiq said, “I won’t say anything on this matter.”
Confirming the incident, Kazi Mainul Islam, Officer-in-Charge of Khilgaon Police Station, said that police are quizzing the victim to find out details. “The victim filed a case against the ASI,” the OC said. Contacted, Mofiz Uddin Ahmed, Deputy Commissioner of Lalbagh division of DMP, he said that the policeman had been suspended from duty.
