DHAKA: Awami League Leader Ibrahim murder case was Saturday transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to break the mystery, as complications compounded centering round an MP of the ruling party.
 
Metropolitan Detective branch of Police received letters from the police headquarters asking them to hand over the Ibrahim murder case to the CID.

Deputy police commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Police (south) Mahbubur Rahman told banglanews that all documents of the case would be sent to the CID headquarters “by today or tomorrow”.
 
The directive came from higher levels of the government as allegations of negligence, partiality, and exerting influence over investigation into the case were raised.

The deceased’s family expressed their satisfaction over the government decision to transfer the case to the CID.

A local Awami League leader and probable city corporation councilor candidate from DCC Ward No 56, Ibrahim died from a pistol fire in Sangsad Bhaban area on August 13. It was reportedly the MP’s licensed pistol.  

Later, the MP’s followers took the bullet-hit body of Ibrahim to Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue and fled.

Shaon’s car driver, Kalam Hossain Kala, filed an Unnatural Death (UD) case with Sher-e-banglanagar police station in this connection.

According to UD case statement, Ibrahim was hit by bullet while handling pistol in MP Shaon’s car.

Later on August 18, victim’s brother Masum Ahmed filed a murder case with the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court, implicating the ruling-party lawmaker, Nurunnabi Chowdhury Shaon and others.

Shaon’s car driver, Kalam Hossain Kala, and personal assistant Sohel were shown arrested in connection with the murder.

Kala gave confessional statement on the killing of Ibrahim before the court after a three-day remand. Now both are in jail custody.

DMP commissioner AKM Shahidul Haque, on Septenber 7, said at a press meet that Shaon had no involvement in the incident of Ibrahim murder.

After that Ibrahim’s wife and others raised an allegation against DB, the investigation agency, of negligence in investigation and of partiality.

Shaon, however, denied his involvement in Ibrahim killing during the interrogation on Wednesday night.

BDST: 2129 HRS SEPT 18, 2010