Cop suspended over 'negligence'

The authorities yesterday suspended the in-charge of a police outpost, a day after a baby died falling from a moving rickshaw during a mugging incident in the capital.

Assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Badrul Islam of Jatrabari Police Station was suspended for negligence in duty near the spot. The outpost is around 50 yards from the crime scene,” said Iftekharul Islam, assistant commissioner of Demra zone of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.

The ASI has been attached to Wari division deputy commissioner's office and will be waiting for a formal investigation into the matter, AC Iftekharul told The Daily Star.

Six months' old Arafat died after a mugger pulled his mother's bag hanging from her shoulder. The sudden force jerked her off the rickshaw along with the infant on her lap. The father of the child filed a murder case with Jatrabari Police accusing one unidentified person. Police could not arrest the mugger till last night.