SI escorted phensidyl truck, driver says

The truck and the driver were detained at Daulatpur thana for two days.

After negotiation, the truck and its driver were released on Saturday and SI Mosaddek agreed to escort the truck up to a 'safe place'.

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Accordingly, SI Mosaddek followed the truck in a microbus, driven by himself. But they were unlucky.

The truck was stopped by BDR at Dangmarka checkpoint on Saturday night.

All these were disclosed to BDR by the truck driver, Yusuf, according to BDR sources.

As the truck was stopped and the BDR personnel were interrogating the driver, the SI also came near. He had told the BDR personnel that he was on 'patrol duty' and then sped away, the BDR sources said.

The seized truck has been handed over to Kushtia customs. SI Mosaddek is at Daulatpur thana. A case was filed with Daulatpur police.

When asked by newsmen yesterday, the SI however denied his involvement in the matter.

Daulatpur thana Officer-in-Charge Majibur Rahman said, "It is a concocted story prepared to malign police".

When contacted, Kushtia Police Superintendent Saiful Islam said he will look into the matter.