FIR manipulation of Nurul Islam murder case in Rajshahi: ACC sues OC Shakil

The Anti-Corruption Commission today sued police Inspector Shakil Uddin Ahamed for manipulating the FIR of the murder case of transport labour leader Nurul Islam.

ACC's Assistant Director Al Amin filed the case with its integrated office in Rajshahi under the Penal Code and Prevention of Corruption laws following a High Court order, reports our Rajshahi staff correspondent quoting ACC Deputy Director Jahangir Alam.

Shakil Uddin Ahamed, hailing from Chapainawabganj, was suspended and attached to Sylhet range police in March 2020 after The Daily Star published a report exposing that he was in service despite his alleged involvement in cases of forgery, land grabbing, an attempted murder.

According to the case description, Nurul Islam was murdered on June 11, 2019 following his dispute with other transport leaders over the election of Puthia Motor Sramik Union in Rajshahi.

On the same day, Nurul's daughter Nigar Sultana filed a murder case against eight people, including transport leader Abdur Rahman Patal and local Awami League leader Ahsanul Haque Masud.

In the FIR description of the case, she also alleged that the then OC Shakil Uddin Ahamed was involved in manipulating the election results in favour of Patal.

But police later submitted an FIR of the murder case to the trial court in Rajshahi, dropping the names of Patal, Masud and the OC.

Nigar filed a writ petition challenging manipulation of the FIR and the HC in December 2019, observed that the allegation against Shakil was undoubtedly grave and a punitive offence and directed the ACC to initiate next course of legal action.