Ex-OC Moazzem to be produced in CC Tribunal today

Nayadiganta English Desk
17 June 2019, 08:15

Ex officer-in-charge of Sonagazi police station in Feni Moazzem Hossain. File photo -

Former officer-in-charge of Sonagazi Police Station Moazzem Hossain, who was arrested on Sunday afternoon from near High Court are, will be produced before Dhaka Cyber Crimes Tribunal at 2 pm today.

Earlier, he was taken to Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) court this morning.

Deputy Commissioner (Ramna Division) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Maruf Hossain Sorder said Shahabagh police handed over Moazzem to Sonagazi police.

Police arrested Moazzem Hossain, who remained fugitive for last 20 days, on Sunday from the High Court area in a case filed over circulating a video on social media on Feni madrasa girl Nusrat Jahan Rafi’s statement at the police station.

Supreme Court lawyer Syeddul Haque Sumon filed the case against Moazzem under the Digital Security Act on May 15.

On May 27, a Dhaka court issued an arrest warrant against Moazzem Hossain in the case. But police could not trace him as he went into hiding after the issuance of arrest warrant against him.

Allegations brought against Moazzem after Nusrat Jahan Rafi’s murder were found to be authentic by the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI).

The former OC was accused of illegally interrogating madrasa student Nusrat and recording the episode on his phone. The video was later circulated on the social media.

Moazzem summoned Sonagazi Islamia Senior Fazil Madrasa’s Principal Sirajud Doula and Nusrat to the police station after the latter accused her teacher of sexually harassing her.

The OC interrogated Nusrat in the absence of her lawyer or any other woman. She was crying but the OC paid no heed and kept questioning her using inappropriate language.

Nusrat’s mother had filed a case with Sonagazi police over her daughter’s sexual harassment.

On April 6, the girl was set on fire at an exam centre in Sonagaziupazila, by people loyal to Sirajud Doula. Nusrat died on April 10 at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.

Moazzem was withdrawn the same day and suspended a month later on charge of negligence.