ACC to probe case against Sarail cops
The police authorities yesterday shifted the pistol missing case of Sarail Police Station to the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) here.
ACC will now investigate the allegations against two policemen of the police station, Commission sources said.
The policemen are Sarail Police Station second officer sub-inspector (SI) Abu Bakar and constable Prodip Sutradhar, the then 'Munshi' of the police station wh was transferred to Jhenidah Friday night.
In a primary investigation, the police authorities found the two guilty of missing a deposited pistol, ammunition and related things.
Sarail upazila Awami League (AL) vice-president Md Iqbal Azad deposited his licensed 32 bore pistol, 30 rounds of bullets and two magazines at the police station on December 26, 2006. But those were missing later.
The IGP ordered the superintendent of police (SP) of Brahmanbaria to take action.
The additional superintendent of police (ASP) of Brahmanbaria, Md Altaf Hossain investigated the incident and found the two guilty.
The ASP filed a case against the two, arrested them and sent them to jail custody, he said.
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