Initial probe shows ADC Harun, Inspector Mustafa indeed violated law: DMP commissioner 

DMP Commissioner Khandker Golam Faruq said on Tuesday (12 September) the preliminary investigation following allegations of Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Harun Or Rashid torturing two Chhatra League (BCL) leaders suggested that the police official and Inspector Mustafa indeed violated the law.

"Following the preliminary investigation, to us, it appears that ADC Harun and Inspector Mustafa - these two overdid it. The law was violated. Actions have been taken against them," DMP commissioner told reporters  at the DMP Headquarters yesterday.

Earlier on Tuesday, DB chief Mohammad Haroon Or Rashid said President Mohammed Shahabuddin's Assistant Private Secretary (APS) Azizul Haque Mamun first attacked the suspended ADC inside the Birdem General Hospital.

Regarding the DB chief's comment, Faruq said, "I do not know where he [DB Chief Harun] got such information. Harun will be able to tell where he got it." 

Regarding ADC Sanjida Afrin, wife of APS Mamun, who gave a similar statement to the media alleging that her husband attacked the suspended ADC in a hospital in the capital, Faruq said, "I haven't talked to Sanjida yet. It would be wrong of her to give such statements as she is not allowed to do so without the commissioner's permission." 

The DMP further said, "Later, I formed an inquiry committee. Departmental and other actions will be recommended based on the report this committee will submit. Before the report is submitted, I cannot say anything."

According to a Public Security Division notification issued Tuesday, ADC Harun Or Rashid was attached to the DIG Office of Rangpur Range.

Earlier on the day, DB chief Harun, also the DMP additional commissioner, told reporters that Mamun attacked suspended ADC Harun in Birdem General Hospital first and that incident later led to the torture of the BCL leaders.

The DB chief said, "He [APS Mamun] is a government official. He was the one who made the first attack on the police officer. He could have informed the higher authorities of the police if he wished. Or he could've informed his superiors.

"But instead, he chased a police officer in front of patients inside the hospital, broke his [ADC Harun] glasses, and hit him."

Corroborating the DB chief's statement, ADC Sanjida also told the media that her husband had indeed attacked Mamun inside Birdem. 

"I was there at the Birdem General Hospital when my husband [APS Mamun] attacked ADC Harun," she confirmed to  The Business Standard.

Sanjida said, "I had gone there to visit a cardiac specialist. I requested ADC Harun Sir to help me get a serial as my regular doctor was on leave. He could manage, so later, I went to Birdem. 

"When I went for an Exercise Tolerance Test (ETT), I heard a sudden commotion outside," said Sanjida.

She alleged, "I found my husband and some other BCL men beating Harun Sir and the BCL men were trying to snap some photos and videos of me while I was wearing my ETT outfit.

"My husband [APS Mamun] even slapped me and shouted at me."