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Vol. 5 Num 511 Tue. November 01, 2005  
   
Metropolitan


OC Rafiq sent to jail


A Dhaka court yesterday rejected the bail petition of suspended officer-in-charge (OC) of Motijheel Police Station, AKM Rafiqul Islam, also the prime accused in Kamrul Islam Momin murder case.

Metropolitan Magistrate Nani Gopal Biswas passed the order when Criminal Investigation Department (CID) produced the suspended OC before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's (CMM) Court on completion of his two-day remand.

Rejecting his bail petition by the defence lawyers, the court ordered to send him to Dhaka Central Jail as there was no petition for further remand prayer.

The forwarding report placed before the court said information derived from the OC during the remand period was being verified and he needs to be confined until its investigation completes, the IO said.

Rafiq was taken on a six-day remand in phases.

He was sent to jail on October 16 after he had surrendered to a court seeking ad interim bail.

Kamrul Islam Momin, 22, a student of Dhaka Commerce College, was shot dead near his Ibrahimpur house on September 13.

Momin's father Abdur Razzak filed a murder case with Kafrul Police Station accusing Rafiq and 27 others. Police so far arrested 13 of the accused.

Hasibul Haq Johny, one of the accused, made a confessional statement before a magistrate on September 22.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police closed the accused OC on September 15 and suspended him on October 2 for not reporting to Rajarbagh Police Lines.