Inu ran into the prison

Inu ran into the prison

Staff Correspondent, morenewsbd.com
Staff Correspondent, morenewsbd.com

Published: 12:35 27 August 2024

Hasanul Haque Inu, President of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JASD) and former Information Minister, ran down from the court for fear of throwing eggs and shoes. Earlier, the court granted his 7-day remand in the murder case.

On Tuesday (August 27) at 5:54 pm, he ran from the court while going to the bathroom. BNP lawyers threw shoes and eggs at him under the CMM court at 5:10 pm.

When he came down after the remand was granted, there were hundreds of policemen behind him as protocol. Inu had a helmet on his head. At the same time, the policemen who held him were also wearing helmets. After coming down from the court building, he ran across the road for about 50 meters and entered the jail.

Earlier in the afternoon, he was brought to the court and requested to be remanded for 10 days for the sake of proper investigation of the case. After the hearing, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ali Haider granted his remand.

Meanwhile, the security of the court area was strengthened from 4 pm on the news that Inu was brought to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) court of the capital. At that time, the army members kicked out everyone except lawyers and journalists from the court area. Besides, a large number of members of the police had already taken position in the court area.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police Intelligence Department arrested Inu from a house in Uttara on Monday (August 26) afternoon. In connection with the arrest, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Joint Police Commissioner Md. Rabiul Hossain Bhuiyan then said that Hasanul Haque Inu has been arrested in a case of Newmarket police station.

In the statement of the case in which Inuk was arrested, it is mentioned that on July 19, at 5 pm, a peaceful march of anti-discrimination students was going on in front of Gate No. 1 of Newmarket. At that time, with the connivance and inciting speech of some of the accused and the direct instructions of the innocent people were shot at, Mahfuzur Rahman, Nasir Uddin, Shamim Usman, Md. Abu Musa, Mainuddin, Shahadat Hossain, Abir Hossain and many unarmed students and common passers-by were injured. Abdul Wadud was shot dead on the spot while returning home from his business in Priyangan shopping center of Newmarket police station. After that he was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where the doctor on duty declared him dead.

Incidentally, Jasad president Hasanul Haque Inu, a member of the Awami League-led 14 party, has been elected as a member of Parliament three times in a row with the boat symbol. He was once in charge of information minister of the government.

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