Shooting minor: MP Liton denied bail, sent to jail

- Bail denied in two cases

- Liton produced before court at 11:45am

- Local supporters clash with police

- Arrested last night, MP moved to Gaibandha

A Gaibandha court today sent ruling party lawmaker Manjurul Islam Liton to prison after his arrest last night over shooting a 10-year-old boy.

Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Moinul Hassan Yousuf denied bail for the MP in two cases filed over the incident that drew widespread condemnation.

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Liton was produced before the court around 11:45am after he was shifted to Gaibandha overnight following his arrest from Dhaka, our local correspondent reports.

He was being kept at Gaibandha police Superintendent Ashraful Islam’s office after Detective Branch (DB) took him there around 6:20am, the SP said.

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Meanwhile, local supporters of the MP scuffled with police while Liton was being taken to the court. Police were seen charging batons and firing teargas shells.

Ruling Awami League lawmaker for Gaibandha-1 Manjurul Islam Liton hiding his face behind his palms after being arrested over shooting a 10-year-old boy. Photo: Star

The incident of shooting a 10-year-old boy Sourav Mia on October 2 drew widespread flak. The government said Liton would not be spared under any condition.

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Liton, who was on the run since two lawsuits were filed against him, appeared before a High Court hearing pleading for bail last Monday. He was denied bail and asked to surrender before a Gaibandha court by October 18.

Victim Sourav Mia, who was allegedly shot in the legs by ruling Awami League lawmaker Manjurul Islam Liton in Gaibandha. He is currently attending treatments at Rangpur Medical College Hospital. Photo: Star

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam said the order created confusion regarding his arrest. Later, he moved the Supreme Court and obtained a stay on the HC order.

After the apex court’s ruling, Liton was arrested from Dhaka’s Uttara around 10:00pm last night – days after remaining “traceless”. Detectives took him and left for Gaibandha around 11:30pm.

He stands accused in one attempt to murder case, filed by Sourav’s father, and another of vandalism and looting in a Gaibandha village soon after the shooting.

Police were however “undecided” over taking the lawmaker in for interrogation, what Sundarganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge Israil Hossain said this morning.