Four cops suspended for graft in Barisal
SP to show cause for laxity
Higher authorities suspended four police officials of Barisal range on different corruption charges.
The suspended police officials are Shakiluzaman, assistant superintendent of police (ASP) of Jhalakati Sadar circle, Safizul Islam, ASP of Kalapara circle in Patuakhali, Rezaul Huq, district inspector (DI) of Barisal, and KM Anwar Amir, a sub inspector and second officer of Patuakhali Sadar Police Station.
Barisal Superintendent of Police Towfiq Mahbub Chowdhury has got a show cause notice for negligence of duty.
ASP Shakiluzaman, ASP Safizul Islam and DI Rezaul Huq were accused of misevaluation of answer papers and other irregularities in exchange of bribes in departmental examination for promotion from nayek and habildar to assistant sub inspector and from assistant sub inspector to sub inspector, police department sources said.
The examinations were held at Barisal Police Lines on October last year.
Following orders from police headquarters, Office of the Deputy Inspector General of Police of Barisal range conducted an investigation into the allegations raised by the promotion-deprived examinees.
The investigation report was submitted in the first week of this month and authorities suspended the three officials.
Head of the committee, Barisal Superintendent of Police Towfiq Mahbub Chowdhury was found 'not involved' in the matter, but he has been ordered to show cause for his 'negligence', sources said.
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