Court Correspondent :
A Dhaka court yesterday placed two leaders of Hefazat-e-Islam on separate durations of remand in cases filed with Paltan Police Station over the 2013 mayhem of Dhaka.
Of them Hefazat Central Nayeb-e-Ameer Dr Ahmed Abdul Quader was placed on a five-day remand, while another leader Mufti Fakhrul Islam was put on a four-day remand in two cases filed on May 6, 2013.
After hearing both sides’ submission, Magistrate Mohammad Jasim of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka passed the remand orders against Dr Quader and Mufti Fakhrul.
Earlier, DB Police Inspector Tajul Islam sought a 10-day remand to question Abdul Quader in a sabotage case filed with Paltan Police Station of the city in connection with the mayhem of May 5, 2013. Accused Dr Quader’s lawyer Md Sanaullah sought bail canceling the remand plea, while the prosecution opposed their plea.
DB Sub-Inspector Md Asif Iqbal produced Muft Fakhrul seeking 10-day remand. Earlier, he was shown arrested in two cases with the same police station over the 2013 mayhem after two separate petitions were filed with the court. In the remand prayer the IO said, Fakhrul and other FIR-named accused carried out violence at Paltan, Shapla Chatter and other areas in the capital on May 5 of 2013.
Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested Central Nayeb-e-Ameer of Hefazat-e-Islam, Dr Ahmed Abdul Quader, on Saturday evening from Agargaon area in Dhaka. Abdul Quader is also the Secretary General of Bangladesh Khilafat Majlis.
DB’s Joint Commissioner Mahbub Alam told the media that a team of Tejgaon unit DB police arrested him on Saturday at about 7 pm in a case lodged in 2013 over the Hefazat’s mayhem at Shapla Chattor area in Dhaka. Apart from this, he has been sued in some other cases recently.
Meanwhile, Khilafat Majlis’s Ameer Mohammad Ishak has issued a statement demanding immediate release of Secretary General Dr Abdul Quader.
Meanwhile, IO Asif further said, as the accused Mufti Fakkhrul declined to disclose the names and addresses of accused responsible for committing offences, he sought his remand. On the other hand, defence lawyer submitted two bail petitions seeking bail and cancellation of remand plea. His client was implicated in the cases as part of conspiracy to harass him, the defence lawyer added. However, the court turned down the defence pleas and granted remand.
Mufti Fakhrul was arrested from Lalbagh area on April 14. Police, so far, arrested 19 central leaders of Hefazat-e-Islam from different places of the capital on different dates.
