High Court wants fresh charge sheet in yaba recovery case
The High Court has observed that the charge sheet in the 49,000 yaba pills recovery case in Naryanganj is flawed as Officer-in-Charge (OC) Quamrul Islam’s name has not been included in it although two accused in their confessional statements mentioned his involvement.
The case was filed over recovering 49,000 yaba tablets and Tk 5 lakh from the rented residence of Suhrawardy Rubel, an assistant sub-inspector of Narayanganj Sadar Police Station, on March 7 last year.
The HC also ordered the police administration to conduct a further investigation into the case and submit the fresh charge sheet to the trial court concerned in two months.
The bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman passed the order on Thursday during hearing of a bail petition filed by police constable Asaduzzaman, an accused in the case.
“Two accused of the case have given confessional statements to the magistrate. Involvement of OC Quamrul Islam has been mentioned in the confessional statements. But he was not implicated in the charge sheet. Therefore, we feel the charge sheet is defective,” the bench observed.
The HC also rejected the bail petition of Asaduzzaman.
Deputy Attorney General Sarwar Hossain Bappi and accused Asaduzzaman’s lawyer Advocate Farhad Ahmed told The Daily Star that nine accused of the case have given confessional statements to the magistrate.
Issue of OC Quamrul’s involvement in yaba dealing has been mentioned in the statements of the accused of the case, but his name has not been included in the charge sheet, they said.
Md Nazim Uddin Al Azad, an officer of Criminal Investigation Department from the rank of assistant superintendent of police, had earlier investigated the case and submitted the charge sheet to the court, DAG Sarwar said, adding that now, the authorities concerned of the police will decide who will conduct the fresh investigation into the case.
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