Alleged drug peddler Enayet Ullah granted bail

A virtual court in Dhaka has granted bail to Enayet Ullah, an alleged drug peddler, in a case filed against him for possessing 9,000 yaba pills and 100 grams of heroin in May 2018.

Judge Al Asad Md Asifuzzaman of Special Judge Court-6 of Dhaka yesterday passed the order on a bail petition through videoconferencing.

But additional public prosecutor (PP) Kazi Zahangir Hossain who represented the state was not informed about the hearings.

In his order, the judge said the accused had been in jail for over two years and five others accused in the same case earlier got bail from different courts.

Moreover, the case is now at the stage of argument and there is a uncertaintyover completion of the argument due to coronavirus. So his bail was granted upon a bond of Tk 10,000 with two guarantors for a month, the judge said.

But the same judge on June 10 rejected Enayet's bail on grounds that police arrested him with 9,000 pieces of yaba tablets and 100 grams of heroin. So, considering the quantity of evidence and present position of the case, his bail was rejected, the judge added.

Talking to The Daily Star,the PP today said he was not informed about the virtual hearings on the two bail petitions. The court should have informed him as a huge quantity of yaba pills was seized from the possession of the accused, the PP added.

According to prosecution, it was alleged that Jatrabari police in a drive arrested Enayet and five others on May 19, 2018.

Police also seized 9,000 pieces of yaba pills and 100 grams of yaba pills and 1,000 pieces from five others.

Later, a case under Narcotics Control Act was filed against them with Jatrabari Police Station.

After an investigation, police pressed charges against Enayet and five others on August 11 of 2018.

Later the case was transferred to the court for its disposal.