1 DMP official suspended, 3 withdrawn

An official of Dhaka Metropolitan Police was suspended and three others were withdrawn and attached to Razarbagh police lines yesterday in connection with the abuse of a girl in front of Dhaka magistrate's court last week.
The suspended official is Ziarat Ali, sub-inspector of Bangshal Police Station, and those withdrawn are Rajib-al-Masud, DMP Lalbagh zone assistant commissioner, Salahuddin Khan, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station, and Omer Faruk, inspector (investigation) of Bangshal Police Station.
Talking to The Daily Star last night, Masudur Rahman, additional deputy commissioner of DMP (detective branch-media), said the allegations against the officials were proved in preliminary investigation. Actions had been taken against them so that further probe was not hampered.
Cops assaulted and harassed the girl and her parents in the police club next to Dhaka magistrate's court on Tuesday.
After the assault, when the girl was talking to newsmen about her ordeal, policemen beat up her, six journalists and four lawyers.
The High Court on Wednesday summoned eight police officers to appear before it on June 6 and explain their role in Tuesday's incident.