Staff Reporter :
The High Court (HC) on Tuesday observed that few police officials set up courts at night at the places they choose for conducting arbitration with incidents.
“How do they do so and from where do they get such audacity,” the court questioned, adding that the entire police force suffer from bad reputation due to some police personnel who are posted in different Police Stations.
The HC bench of Justice F R M Nazmul Ahasan and Justice K M Kamrul Kader passed the observation during hearing on a writ petition filed challenging the legality of refusal made by the Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Satkhira’s Shyamnagar Police Station to register a case for torturing one Md Fazlur Rahman and looting his valuables.
The court fixed April 7 for further hearing and passing order on the petition, Advocate Md Shamsul Huq Kanchan, a lawyer for writ petitioner Fazlur Rahman, told the reporters.
The HC said, “”Why OC did not file the case? We are issuing a rule to see why OC did not file the case. The OCs place courts everywhere. Are they arbitrating that if they are convenient then they file the case. But without the money the Police Stations
don’t file even a GD (General Diary).” “The OCs place courts here and there, even at night. How do they do so and from where do they get such audacity,” questioned the court.
Citing the petition, the lawyer said, one Yusuf Ali and his men attacked and tortured Fazlur Rahman at Sora village under Shyamnagar Police Station at night on February 17 this year.
They also looted Tk two lakh in cash, two gold chains and valuables worth Tk 50,000 from Fazlur and damaged the wall of his residence, the lawyer said.
Advocate Shamsul said, Fazlur informed the incident to Shyamnagar Police Station OC Habil Hossain over cell-phone and requested for help.
But, the OC refused to help Fazlur saying that he was busy with other works, Advocate Shamsul said adding that Fazlur then informed the incident to Satkhira’s Superintendent of Police (SP).
The Satkhira SP on February 26 asked OC Habil to take appropriate legal step over the incident, but the OC, Habil, did not register any case.
Fazlur Rahman on March 3 submitted the writ petition to the HC challenging the legality of OC Habil’s refusal to record the case.
During hearing the petition on Tuesday, Assistant Attorney General Saiful Alam told the court that Shyamnagar police submitted a report to the SP of Satkhira in this regard and he will collect the report and place it to the court soon.
The High Court (HC) on Tuesday observed that few police officials set up courts at night at the places they choose for conducting arbitration with incidents.
“How do they do so and from where do they get such audacity,” the court questioned, adding that the entire police force suffer from bad reputation due to some police personnel who are posted in different Police Stations.
The HC bench of Justice F R M Nazmul Ahasan and Justice K M Kamrul Kader passed the observation during hearing on a writ petition filed challenging the legality of refusal made by the Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Satkhira’s Shyamnagar Police Station to register a case for torturing one Md Fazlur Rahman and looting his valuables.
The court fixed April 7 for further hearing and passing order on the petition, Advocate Md Shamsul Huq Kanchan, a lawyer for writ petitioner Fazlur Rahman, told the reporters.
The HC said, “”Why OC did not file the case? We are issuing a rule to see why OC did not file the case. The OCs place courts everywhere. Are they arbitrating that if they are convenient then they file the case. But without the money the Police Stations
don’t file even a GD (General Diary).” “The OCs place courts here and there, even at night. How do they do so and from where do they get such audacity,” questioned the court.
Citing the petition, the lawyer said, one Yusuf Ali and his men attacked and tortured Fazlur Rahman at Sora village under Shyamnagar Police Station at night on February 17 this year.
They also looted Tk two lakh in cash, two gold chains and valuables worth Tk 50,000 from Fazlur and damaged the wall of his residence, the lawyer said.
Advocate Shamsul said, Fazlur informed the incident to Shyamnagar Police Station OC Habil Hossain over cell-phone and requested for help.
But, the OC refused to help Fazlur saying that he was busy with other works, Advocate Shamsul said adding that Fazlur then informed the incident to Satkhira’s Superintendent of Police (SP).
The Satkhira SP on February 26 asked OC Habil to take appropriate legal step over the incident, but the OC, Habil, did not register any case.
Fazlur Rahman on March 3 submitted the writ petition to the HC challenging the legality of OC Habil’s refusal to record the case.
During hearing the petition on Tuesday, Assistant Attorney General Saiful Alam told the court that Shyamnagar police submitted a report to the SP of Satkhira in this regard and he will collect the report and place it to the court soon.
