Natore : MP's rally remarks upset probe, hunt
number of police officials yesterday said the drive to arrest the accused has already been slowed down since the AL leaders also asked party men to tie up the law enforcers if they raid their houses
The hunt for the suspected killers of Baraigram upazila chairman Sanaullah Noor Babu suffered a huge setback after the local Awami League leaders at a rally on Wednesday warned the law enforcers of not raiding the houses of the accused.
Talking to The Daily Star, a number of police officials yesterday said the drive to arrest the accused has already been slowed down since the AL leaders also asked party men to tie up the law enforcers if they raid their houses."Such statements are very frustrating when police are making raids without much success, even after a week of the murder," mentioned a senior police officer, seeking anonymity.
He said the entire police force in Natore is now in dilemma about its role in Babu murder case. "The words of the ruling party leaders will also hamper the investigation process," observed another police officer, admitting that police role here is already being questioned.
Local AL lawmaker (Baraigram-Gurudaspur) Abdul Quddus at a rally at Bonpara Bazar on Wednesday asked his party men, accused in Babu murder case, not to be worried. He blamed BNP for the killing and claimed no AL man was involved in it.
Sub-Inspector of Detective Branch (DB) of police Md Abdul Hannan, also the investigation office (IO) of the case, said he would carry on his duties."I will not listen to who is saying what. My duty is to take the accused into custody and I am just trying for that," asserted the DB official.
Meanwhile, police yesterday started quizzing the lone arrestee in the case, Russell Hossain Rappu, to know about his role in the incident. Chhatra League activist Rappu was placed on a three-day remand on Wednesday."We want to know who led the attack and what was the motive behind the gathering at the spot with lethal weapons," the IO said, adding they will also try to know whether the attack was pre-planned.
More than 100 Awami League, Jubo League and Chhatra League activists attacked a BNP procession with lethal weapons at Bonpara bazar on Friday, killing Babu and badly injuring 20 others, including four journalists.
Mahua Noor Kochi, wife of Babu, filed a murder case with Baraigram Police Station naming 27 persons and some 20 unnamed.Kochi expressed her disappointment over the police failure to arrest the killers of her husband, who was also president of Bonpara Poura unit BNP.
Talking to The Daily Star, a number of police officials yesterday said the drive to arrest the accused has already been slowed down since the AL leaders also asked party men to tie up the law enforcers if they raid their houses."Such statements are very frustrating when police are making raids without much success, even after a week of the murder," mentioned a senior police officer, seeking anonymity.
He said the entire police force in Natore is now in dilemma about its role in Babu murder case. "The words of the ruling party leaders will also hamper the investigation process," observed another police officer, admitting that police role here is already being questioned.
Local AL lawmaker (Baraigram-Gurudaspur) Abdul Quddus at a rally at Bonpara Bazar on Wednesday asked his party men, accused in Babu murder case, not to be worried. He blamed BNP for the killing and claimed no AL man was involved in it.
Sub-Inspector of Detective Branch (DB) of police Md Abdul Hannan, also the investigation office (IO) of the case, said he would carry on his duties."I will not listen to who is saying what. My duty is to take the accused into custody and I am just trying for that," asserted the DB official.
Meanwhile, police yesterday started quizzing the lone arrestee in the case, Russell Hossain Rappu, to know about his role in the incident. Chhatra League activist Rappu was placed on a three-day remand on Wednesday."We want to know who led the attack and what was the motive behind the gathering at the spot with lethal weapons," the IO said, adding they will also try to know whether the attack was pre-planned.
More than 100 Awami League, Jubo League and Chhatra League activists attacked a BNP procession with lethal weapons at Bonpara bazar on Friday, killing Babu and badly injuring 20 others, including four journalists.
Mahua Noor Kochi, wife of Babu, filed a murder case with Baraigram Police Station naming 27 persons and some 20 unnamed.Kochi expressed her disappointment over the police failure to arrest the killers of her husband, who was also president of Bonpara Poura unit BNP.
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