Mirpur SI sued for taking bribe

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday filed a case against a sub-inspector (SI) of Mirpur Police Station for taking bribe from the complainant of a case.
ACC Assistant Director Anwarul Haq filed the case with the Senior Special Judge's Court of Dhaka against SI Rakibul Hassan of the police station.
After the hearing, Judge (vacation) Mohammad Abdul Mazid recorded statement of the complainant, took the charges into cognizance and directed the ACC to investigate into the matter and submit a report on the issue.
The case statement said the accused demanded Tk 5 lakh as bribe from one Ferdous Ara to arrest some criminals after she filed a case against five people on December 3 this year.
Following the demand, Ferdour Ara gave Tk 15,000 to SI Rakibul Hassan the same day, but Inspector (investigation) of the police station Shikder Mohammad Shamim Hossain and the SI demanded more repeatedly over cellphone.
Later, Ferdous Ara appealed to the authorities concerned of the ACC on December 7 for taking action against the police officials for their involvement with demanding bribes.
A team of ACC officials caught the SI Rakibul red-handed while receiving Tk 5,000 from the complainant at the National Heart Foundation Hospital in the city's Mirpur area on December 9, the statement added.
Rakibul was later handed over to Mirpur Police and a case was filed against him for taking bribe from the victim, but police refused to register the case against the SI as they did not get any order from the higher authorities for taking a case.
Mirpur police also released the SI without taking any action against him, the complainant alleged.