March 26 Violence: Hefajat leader Rizwan on 3-day remand
A Dhaka court yesterday placed Hefajat leader Mufti Rizwan Rafiqi on a three-day remand in a case filed with Paltan Police Station over the March 26 violence in Dhaka centring Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shahidul Islam passed the order after Abdul Malek, a sub-inspector of Detective Branch of police and also the case's investigation officer, produced Rafiqi before it with a 10-day remand prayer.
Earlier in the day, Rafiqi was shown arrested in the case after Malek submitted a petition seeking permission in this regard.
In the remand prayer, the IO said Rafiqi was directly involved with carrying out violence in Dhaka during the visit of Modi on March 26.
Moreover, Rafiqi posted various provocative speeches on Facebook and other social media for some days now to free jailed Hefajat leaders.
So he needs to be remanded to find out the cause behind the incident, the IO added.
On other hand, the defence submitted a petition, seeking bail along cancellation of the remand prayer.
Upon hearing both the sides, the magistrate placed him on remand.
Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police of Motijheel division arrested him from the city's Mugda area Friday night, Iftekhairul Islam, additional deputy commissioner (ADC) of DMP's media and public relations department, confirmed The Daily Star yesterday.
Police have so far arrested 22 top leaders of Hefajat, including its former joint secretary general Mamunul Haque for their alleged involvement in carrying out violence in May of 2013 and the violence in March this year in Dhaka.
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