Court summons 'bribe taker' SI April 13
A Dhaka court yesterday summoned a sub-inspector of Mirpur Police Station to appear before it on April 13 in connection with a case filed against him for his involvement in taking Tk 5,000 as bribe from the complainant of a case.
Judge Mohammad Zohurul Haque of Senior Special Judge's court passed the order after taking the charge against SI Rakibul Hassan into cognisance.
On March 3, Jahangir Alam, assistant director of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), submitted to the court the probe report against the SI.
Jahangir in his report said he investigated the incident that SI Rakibul took Tk 5,000 in bribe from Ferdous Ara, complainant of another case.
During the investigation, Jahangir recorded statements of Ferdous Ara and 14 others and found Rakibul involved.
ACC Assistant Director Anwarul Haq filed the case against Rakibul on December 19, 2010 with the Senior Special Judge's Court of Dhaka for committing such offence.
The case statement said SI Rakibul demanded Tk 5 lakh as bribe from one Ferdous Ara to arrest some criminals after she filed a case against five people on December 3 this year.
Following the demand, Ferdour Ara gave Tk 15,000 to SI Rakibul Hassan the same day, but Inspector (investigation) of the police station, Shikder Mohammad Shamim Hossain, and the SI demanded the bribe repeatedly over cellphone.
A team of ACC officials caught SI Rakibul red-handed while receiving Tk 5,000 from the complainant at National Heart Foundation Hospital in the city's Mirpur area on December 9, the statement added.
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