Mayor Miru, five others sent to jail
A court yesterday sent to jail Shahzadpur municipality mayor Halimul Haque Miru and five other accused in the case for killing journalist Abdul Hakim Shimul, after the end of their five days' remand.
Earlier on February 13, the Court of Senior Judicial Magistrate at Shahzadpur put Miru and five others on a five-day remand in connection with a factional clash of local Awami League (AL) on February 2 that left Shimul killed.
The six accused including mayor Miru, his aide and local AL leader Nasir Uddin, Nazmul Khan, Alamgir Hossain, Arshad Ali and Zahir Sheikh were sent to jail through the Senior Judicial Magistrate's Court yesterday, said Md Rezaul Haque, officer in charge of Shahzadpur Police Station.
“During interrogation we got vital information about the incident but we don't want to disclose it for the sake of investigation,” he said.
Shimul, Shahzadpur correspondent of Bangla daily Samakal, received a bullet when the mayor and his men opened fire during the February 2 clash. Shimul succumbed to his injuries the next day.
The victim's wife filed a case accusing mayor Miru, his two brothers and 15 others.
The police arrested 12 people including eight named accused in the case.
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