3 policemen closed for snatching money
Three members of Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP), including a sub-inspector, have been closed as they mugged three youths early yesterday in Naiorpul area in the city.
All the three police personnel -- Mostafiz, a sub-inspector, and constables Rajon and Pavel -- are from Sobhanighat Police Fari under Kotwali Police Station.
The incident took place between 12:30am and 1:00am early Sunday morning when three youths were on way to a restaurant to have dinner after finishing their meeting with Yahya Chowdhury, MP of Sylhet-2, in his residence at Jherjheri Para in Naiorpul area.
According to the victims, a police patrol of three, led by Sub-inspector Mostafiz, stopped the three men on a road near the MP's house at Jherjheri Para and robbed them of Tk 15,000 in cash and three mobile handsets. The members of the patrol team also threatened to book the three as "militants", unless they complied with their demand and kept mum about the incident.
The victims, soon after the mugging, went back to Yahya Chowdhury's house and informed him of the incident.
As the MP made calls to high ups in the SMP, demanding an explanation of the actions taken by three of their personnel, the three members of the patrol team came to his house and apologised for their wrongdoings.
They were later placed under the custody of Sohel Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station.
Rahmat Ullah, additional deputy commissioner of SMP, confirmed the incident, saying that the three police members have been closed temporarily.
Stern divisional action, upon conducting due investigation, will be taken against the members of the patrol team as they have committed a serious offence while on duty, said Faisal Mahmud, deputy commissioner of SMP.
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