Wrongful imprisonment: PBI finds 7 officers of Pallabi police responsible

The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has found seven police officers of Pallabi police station from back then responsible for wrongly arresting Md Arman, a technician at a Benarasi Palli in Mirpur, and keeping him in jail for around five years instead of the original accused in a drug case.

The seven police officers were extremely negligent in carrying out their respective responsibilities and duties in examining the name, address and identity of the accused and his parents and that is why, innocent Arman was arrested and had to suffer in jail for a long period of time, the PBI said in an enquiry report which was submitted to the High Court today.  

The negligent policemen are the then officers-in-charge (OC) of Pallabi police station Md Dadan Fakir and Md Nazrul Islam; then sub-inspectors (SI) Md Sirajul Islam Khan and Khan Imdadul Haque (now retired), then duty officer Moniara Akhter; then SI Md Russel and then assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Hajrat Ali, according to the PBI report.

The three-member PBI probe body, headed by Superintendent of Police Mohammad Khorshed Alam, submitted the report through the attorney general's office to the HC bench led by Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah in compliance of its directive. 

Police arrested Arman in a drug case in January 2016 instead of the original accused--one Shahabuddin Bihari.

Petitioner's lawyer Humayun Kabir Pallab said police reportedly arrested Arman in a drug case in January 2016 instead of the original accused Shahabuddin Bihari as both their fathers' names are Md Yeasin.

Lawyer Pallab said the HC may take a decision on the PBI report soon.

Arman was released from jail following the HC directive, he said.

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