Prosecution challenges final report of cops

Seeking further investigation in an explosives case filed against three Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) men, prosecutors yesterday filed a no-confidence petition with a Chittagong court challenging police's final probe report.

The court fixed January 8 to hear it, said Public Prosecutor advocate Fakruddin Chowdhury.

On October 6, 2015, detectives arrested JMB leader Toufiqul Islam alias Javed along with ammunition from Chittagong city's Karnaphuli area.

Javed was killed in a grenade explosion the next day when police took him to Bayezid area to search for ammunition. An explosives case was later filed with Bayezid police.

Three JMB suspects -- Naimur Rahman Nayan, Faisal Mahmud and Shawkat Russell -- were placed on remand on being arrested in the city on December 26, 2015.

On March 31, Sub-inspector (SI) Firoz Alam of detective branch submitted the final report exempting the trio, saying their addresses and identities could not be found.

The petition stated that Firoz, the investigation officer, in the report submitted to court on January 8, mentioned that there was evidence that the trio assisted JMB regional leader Fardin in organising JMB.

Hoever, the three were exempted, which is unacceptable, it added.