SI suspended for negligence

A sub-inspector has been suspended and action has been recommended against an officer-in-charge for negligence in duty in connection with the murder of four children in Habiganj.

Talking to The Daily Star, Superintendent of Police Joydeb Kumar Bhadra of Habiganj yesterday said SI Ziaur Rahman had been suspended.

The SP added that strict action was recommended against OC (investigation) Abdur Rahman of Bahubal Police Station.

A probe body, led by ASP Shahidul Islam, yesterday submitted its report in which the suspension and punitive actions were recommended, he said.

The district police formed the investigation committee on February 22 to probe the alleged negligence in finding the children, aged between seven and 10, after they had gone missing.

The police recovered their bodies from a ditch in Shundratiki village under Bahubol upazila on February 17, five days after they went missing.