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Cops' abduction story cooked up

Money deals, women main reasons

STAFF CORRESPONDENT
A police investigation has revealed that the sensational 'abduction' story of two police sergeants was cooked up, rather they were confined by a few people who bribed one of the sergeants for job.
They used a woman to lure Asaduzzaman and Monirul Alam to go to a house in Kafrul where they were confined, said investigator Faruq Ahmed, additional commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).
"The abduction story was not
true. When Asad took me to his girlfriend's house Wednesday, some armed youths took us hostage," Sergeant Monirul told reporters yesterday, claiming innocence.
"The youths confined us to realise Tk 5 lakh which they said they had given to Asad as bribe for job," Monirul added.
The two sergeants were released yesterday afternoon on completion of interrogation by Faruq Ahmed, who was tasked with verification of
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the abduction story.
Departmental action will be taken against the two on charges of deception and falsification. Sources said the police authorities may sack them, or award demotion or cut salaries as punishment.
"The abduction story was composed in a bid to hide their misdeeds involving money and woman and to implicate falsely some people in an abduction case," the investigator told reporters at a press meet.
During interrogation, Asad and Monirul at first gave contradicting descriptions about the incident but finally confessed to the falsification, said Faruq, adding: "They have stigmatised the whole police department."
Faruq is likely to submit his inquiry report today.
"Besides taking money from some job seekers, Asad also cheated some others," Faruq told The Daily Star last night.
As Asad failed to manage 'job' for them, they asked him for returning the money but Asad refused to do so.
"Being aware of Asad's addiction to women, the deceived people plotted to use women to take him to a place and confine him to realise their money," the additional DMP commissioner said.
MONIRUL'S VERSION
"Asad called me over my mobile phone and asked me to go to Shyamoli to meet one of his girlfriends," Monirul told reporters when he was produced before reporters during the press meet.
The two cops, both residents of Mohammadpur, met at Shyamoli and went to a house at North Damalkot in Kafrul where a woman was waiting for them.
"The woman guided us to a tin-roofed attic of the house. While we're taking tea there, some people entered the room and demanded Tk 5 lakh from Asad. They were pressing him for returning the money," Monirul said.
"They said they would not release us until they get their money back. They beat us, forcing Asad to call his family to manage the money," said Monirul.
POLICE VERSION
Additional Commissioner of DMP Faruq said Asad and his brother Moniruzzaman planned to break the captivity and implicate the people in a case without paying the money.
"The two sergeants and their relatives then cooked up a story to bring abduction charge against the people," said Faruq.
When Moniruzzaman informed officer-in-charge (OC) of Mohammadpur Police Station at 3:00am Thursday, the OC asked them to continue talking with the people so that the police get time to track them down.
"Ignoring the OC's suggestion, Moniruzzaman met the people to pay the money. He did not even file a case, " Faruq told reporters, expressing doubt about whether Moniruzzaman paid any amount of money.
During interrogation at the Detective Branch office on Friday, Moniruzzaman told Faruq that he had borrowed Tk 1.5 lakh from his neighbour Aleya and one of his brothers-in-law. "But we have found it to be untrue," Faruq said.
"Contradicting his own version, Moniruzzaman later said he had drawn Tk 2 lakh from his father's bank account. We found it true after checking the account but we are not sure whether he paid the money."
Asked whether the police could learn how much money Asad realised, Faruq said they could not find it out as the woman and the people who were present at the Damalkot house are missing.
"I have asked Asad for information about the woman and the people but he did not say anything."
Doctor Barakat, a retired army captain who owns the four-storied house at Damalkot, told the police that he knew nothing about the incident.
WHAT FOLLOWS
"I would recommend departmental action against them for falsification, moral degradation and stigmatising the image of police department," said Faruq.
Asked whether the police would take any action against the people who confined the two policemen, he said the higher police authorities would decide later about it or another probe might be initiated.