Osman Hadi murder: Arms seller Majedul placed on 3-day remand

A Dhaka court has placed Md Majedul Haque Helal, an
arrested firearms seller, on a three-day remand in a case filed over the
killing of Inqilab Mancha spokesperson Sharif Osman Bin Hadi.
Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan
Magistrate Jashita Islam passed the order yesterday (15 April) after a hearing,
Public Prosecutor Harun Ur Rashid confirmed.
Earlier, the investigating officer,
Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Abdul Kadir Bhuiyan of the Criminal
Investigation Department (CID), produced the accused in court, seeking a
seven-day remand.
According to the remand petition, the accused is the owner of a firearms shop
whose licence was valid until 31 December 2014 but was not renewed thereafter.
It said the weapon used in the incident was purchased from Islam Uddin Ahmed
& Sons without licence renewal.
The petition added that the accused
needs to be interrogated to determine how the weapon reached the hands of the
perpetrators. Verification of his identity and address is also underway.
It further stated that a seven-day
remand was necessary for intensive interrogation in police custody to uncover
the main motive and ensure a proper investigation. The court, however, granted
a three-day remand.
No defence lawyer was present
during the hearing. Police arrested Majedul from the Chawkbazar Police Station
area in Chattogram on 14 April.
According to the case statement, Sharif Osman Hadi had been serving as the
spokesperson of the political-cultural platform Inqilab Mancha formed after the
uprising.
On 12 December at around 2:20pm,
miscreants riding a motorcycle opened fire on him in the Box Culvert Road area
under Paltan Police Station, leaving him critically injured with gunshot wounds
to the head and below the right ear.
He was first taken to Dhaka Medical
College Hospital and later to Evercare Hospital. As his condition deteriorated,
he was flown to Singapore by air ambulance on 15 December for advanced
treatment.
He died on 18 December, about a
week later, while undergoing treatment.
In connection with the incident,
Inqilab Mancha Member Secretary Abdullah Al Jaber filed a case with Paltan
Police Station on 14 December over attempted murder, which was later converted
into a murder case.
After completing the investigation,
Detective Branch (DB) police submitted a charge sheet on 6 January against 17
individuals, including former ward councillor Taizul Islam Chowdhury Bappi and
Faisal Karim Masud.
However, expressing dissatisfaction
with the DB investigation, Abdullah Al Jaber filed a petition on 15 January.
Following a hearing, the court accepted the plea and ordered the CID to conduct
further investigation.
















