Drug case: Six cops summoned by court for framing man

A Dhaka court has ordered six police personnel, including the officer-in-charge of Pallabi Police Station, to appear before it and explain why legal action should not be taken against them for framing an innocent man in a drug case.

It gave them seven working days to comply.

The five others are complainant of the case Sub-Inspector Kamrul Islam, ASI Mahabub Alam, constable Md Kamruzzaman, ansar member Ismail Hossain and investigation officer of the case SI Khalid Hasan Tonmoy.

They were also directed to submit their explanations in writing.

Metropolitan Magistrate Md Shanto Islam Mallik on September 13 passed the order after scrutinising the case dockets and video footage.

The judge also granted Md Khalil, the accused in the drug case, bail.

Meanwhile, SI Tonmoy appealed to the court to relieve Khalil from the charges saying, "He was framed in the case due to previous enmity."

On September 6, ASI Mahbub arrested Khalil from the Cantonment Railway Station area in Dhaka after he put yaba pills into Khalil's pocket with the help of two informants -- Md Rubel and Sohel Rana.

The next day, SI Kamrul of Pallabi Police Station filed the case against Khalil, saying that 100 yaba tablets were recovered from his possession.

In the probe report, SI Tonmoy said ASI Mahbub provided false information to complainant SI Kamrul and fabricated the incident of recovering yaba pills from Khalil.

No evidence was found against Khalil during his investigation, mentioned the report.

SI Tonmoy also lodged a narcotics case against his colleague ASI Mahbub and two informants with Cantonment Police Station on September 7.

The three were arrested on September 7 and are currently behind bars.

Following their arrest, all three were placed on a three-day remand each for quizzing.