6 cops closed for ‘destroying 35,000 eggs’

Six policemen of Bogura Highway Police were closed yesterday for allegedly destroying more than 35,000 eggs of a pickup after a vendor denied meeting their demand of Tk 20,000 bribe.

The six police personnel are Assistant Sub-Inspector Bijoy Kumar Sarker, Assistant Traffic Sub-Inspector Ashraful Alam, Constable Faruk Hossian, Constable Sohel Rana, Constable Bulbul Ahmed and Constable Shahim Reza.

Jahangir Alam, superintendent of Bogura Highway Police, said the vendor -- Biplob Kumar Saha -- submitted a complaint to him.

Police are investigating the matter and would take “straight action” if they find any policeman’s involvement in the incident, the SP added.

According to Biplob, his pickup driver was going from Sirajganj to Jashore with 35,100 eggs. On the way, the pickup’s tire had a puncture and the driver lost control over the vehicle, making it fall beside Bonpara highway.

At one point, the driver sought help from nearby Bonpara Highway Police to get the pickup back on the road with their wrecker van but the policemen demanded Tk 20,000 bribe. As the driver denied to meet their demand, they cut off the rope that was holding the eggs on the pickup, causing those to fall on the ground, he added.

Mohammad Shahid, additional superintendent of Bogura Highway Police, visited the spot to investigate the allegation.