Ripon murder case: Ex-senior secretary shown arrested

Former senior secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs
Mohammad Jahangir Alam has been shown arrested in a case filed over the killing
of rickshaw puller Ripon in the capital's Kotwali area during the July
Uprising.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate
Nazmin Akter passed the order today (13 May) following a police petition.
Public prosecutor Muhammad Shamsuddoha Sumon confirmed the matter.
Earlier, the investigation officer
of the case, Police Inspector Mohsin Uddin of the Detective Branch's Lalbagh
Division, produced the accused before the court and filed a petition to show
him arrested in the case.
The petition said sufficient evidence had been found regarding the accused's
involvement in the incident. It also said the case is currently under
investigation.
The petition further stated that if
the accused, who is currently in jail custody, is released on bail, there is a
possibility that he may abscond permanently and obstruct the investigation.
It said showing the accused
arrested in the case was necessary in the interest of a fair investigation and
justice.
According to the case statement, on
5 August 2024, during the July Uprising, Awami League, Chhatra League and Jubo
League men attacked the gathering with sticks, hockey sticks and weapons at the
instruction and instigation of the accused.
The accused created a terrifying situation in the area and opened fire
indiscriminately. Ripon was shot in the neck and fell to the ground, according
to the case statement.
Locals later took him to a nearby
hospital. As his condition deteriorated, he was shifted to the National
Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases for better treatment, where he died on 7
August.
Following the incident, the
victim's wife, Shamima Akter, filed a case naming 31 people, including Sheikh
Hasina and Obaidul Quader, and 200 to 250 unidentified people as accused.
















