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| CID identifies 2 Huji men |
| 2009-11-09 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] The Criminal Investigation Department has identified two Huji leaders who helped the August 21 grenade-throwers flee the scene in a white microbus. CID officials who would only speak in return for anonymity also said they are on a countrywide hunt for the two--Monir and Idris. Meanwhile, CID investigators yesterday quizzed former assistant superintendent of police Munshi Atiqur Rahman, who was investigation officer of the grenade attack case during the BNP-led four-party alliance rule. Special Superintendent Meer Shahidul Islam of CID told The Daily Star that Munshi Atiqur, who faces charges of misleading the investigation, came to their Malibagh headquarters in the afternoon and was interrogated for over an hour and a half. Shahidul however would not say anything on the line of questioning. Contacted, ASP Abdul Kahar Akand, IO of the grenade attack case, too declined to make any comment on the matter. Sources close to the investigation said Munshi Atiqur Rahman was grilled mainly over his role during the attack and later in attempts to divert the course of the probe in the August 21 carnage that left 24 Awami League leaders and workers dead and scores injured on Bangabandhu Avenue in 2004. On Thursday, former ASP Abdur Rashid and former senior ASP Ruhul Amin were questioned face to face with detained former BNP state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar. The sources said Babar in interrogation claimed the Joj Miah story was the brainchild of Munshi Atiqur Rahman. The former state minister also said he was used by the then government to help CID mislead the investigation to save the brother of former BNP deputy education minister Abdus Salam Pintu. He maintained he did not know anything about the August 21 plot. As soon as he learned about involvement of Pintu's brother and Lashkar-e-Taiba leader Moulana Tajuddin, Huji leader Mufti Abdul Hannan and some others, he shared the information with the then former prime minister. On Friday, CID sent Babar to the Taskforce for Interrogation cell for quizzing and brought him back to its Malibagh office the following day. Earlier, CID interrogated Shamsul Islam, former deputy inspector general of the Special Branch, and Mostofa Kamal, SP of the Armed Police Battalion. Former IGP Shahudul Huq, former DMP commissioner Ashraful Huda and former additional IGP Farrukh Ahmed too have been summoned for interrogation in the case. |
| Posted by:Fred |