ADC Harun withdrawn for beating two BCL leaders up in custody
September 10, 2023
Harun-ar-Rashid, additional deputy commissioner (ADC) of Ramna Division, has been withdrawn over beating up two central Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders mercilessly at the Shahbagh Police Station.
Bangladesh desk: Harun-ar-Rashid, additional deputy commissioner (ADC) of Ramna Division, has been withdrawn over beating up two central Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders mercilessly at the Shahbagh Police Station.
Harun was attached to Public Order Management, DMP commissioner Khandaker Golam Faruq said.
Responding to a question about ADC Harun, DMP joint commissioner Biplob Kumar Sarkar said ADC Harun was withdrawn from Ramna Division. He will be attached to the POM. An immediate order will be issued regarding his transfer. Later, a probe committee will be formed to investigate the incident.
An allegation has been raised against ADC Harun that he had beaten up two BCL leaders after taking them to Shahbagh Police Station on Saturday night. Later, the critically injured two leaders were admitted to a hospital.
The BCL leaders are central organising secretary and Dhaka University’s Fazlul Huque Hall Unit BCL president Anwar Hossain Nayeem and central science affairs secretary and Shahidullah Hall Unit BCL general secretary Sharif Ahmed Munim.
It is learnt that Harun and a female police official were gossiping at BIRDEM General Hospital on Saturday (September 9) evening. At that time, the female police official’s husband went there along with two BCL leaders and the duo seated with them together.
Then an altercation took place among ADC Harun, the BCL leaders and the man over the issue.
ADC Harun called in some other police personnel and took the two BCL leaders to Shahbagh Police Station. Later, they allegedly beat up the two leaders at the police station mercilessly.
