Attack on SRB during Jatrabari drug raid: court sends 26 arrested people to jail
A court has ordered 26 people arrested in a case filed over an attack on the Special Response Battalion (SRB) during an anti-drug raid in the capital's Jatrabari to be sent to jail.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Monirul Islam passed the order on Friday (30 October) following a petition by the investigation officer, Jatrabari police sub-inspector Soumitra Sarkar. SI Mahin Uddin of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police prosecution division confirmed the information.
The investigation officer produced the 26 accused before the court and sought to keep them detained in jail. After the hearing, the court ordered them sent to jail.
Those sent to jail are Md Azmal (40), Md Solaiman (40), Shanto (24), Jasim Uddin (22), Sajibur Rahman Akbar (19), Md Iqbal Mia (36), Md Tanvir Ahmed (18), Md Rashed (18), Rocky Ahmed Sagar (24), Alamgir (47), Sharif (25), Salam (32), Kallu Mia (36), Sumon (42), Faruk (39), Apu (25), Jewel (26), Saddam Hossain (32), Yasin (21), Chan Mia (48), Falan (46), Abdul Karim (49), Golam Rabbi (18), Siddik (46), Minu (40) and Shilpi Begum (50).
According to the case statement, SRB members raided the No. 14 Outfall Staff Quarter under Jatrabari police station on the evening of 27 October. A large quantity of yaba tablets, heroin and cash were seized and several people were detained.
At that time, associates of those detained attacked SRB members with locally made weapons and brickbats. They also tried to snatch government weapons. Several SRB members were injured in the attack.
Over the incident, ASI Ahad of SRB-10's Lalbagh camp in Keraniganj filed a case with Jatrabari police station on 28 October as plaintiff. The 26 people were shown arrested in that case and sent to court.
