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Aug 21 Attack Case

CID to record statement of Joj Miah today

Kailash Sarkar
The CID will record the statement of Joj Miah today in the case filed against three former investigators of the August 21 grenade attack case.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) also summoned Abul Hasem Rana and Shafiqul Islam to the CID Malibagh headquarters on April 12 for recording their statements.
All three were allegedly forced or lured into making false statements before magistrates in the case filed in connection with the August 21, 2004, grenade attack on an Awami League rally that claimed 24 lives.
Sources said the CID investigators would ask them how the former CID investigators of the grenade attack case made them give false statements.
Joj Miah is currently serving seven years' imprisonment at Kashimpur Jail in a case filed in connection with possessing illegal arms and explosives.
CID Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Rownakul Huq Chowdhury, the investigation officer of the case filed against the three former CID investigators, told The Daily Star last night, "The court has granted my prayer for recording Joj Miah's statement in Kashimpur Jail and we will go there tomorrow [Tuesday) morning."
"Besides, Abul Hasem Rana and Shafiqul Islam were asked to appear at the CID office on April 12," ASP Rownak said, adding, "The mother and sister of Joj Miah would be called in later."
According to the case statement, retired ASP Abdur Rashid, the first investigation officer of the August 21 grenade attack case, arrested 20 people and forced three of them to make false statements.
After his retirement, ASP Munshi Atiqur Rahman was appointed investigation officer of the case on December 24, 2005. Atiqur also followed the first investigation officer's path, sources say. Retired special superintendent (SS) Ruhul Amin was their supervisor.
The last caretaker government appointed ASP Fazlul Kabir of CID as the investigation officer of the grenade case. Fazlul revealed that his predecessors misdirected the case, destroyed evidence and forced people to make false statements to shield the real culprits.
He filed a case with Pal tan Police Station last March 29 accusing the three former CID officials.
In the case he mentioned that the three former CID officials had tortured and lured Joi, Hasem and Shafiqul into matting false confessional statements before magistrates.
The CID has raided homes of the three retired officials and issued alerts to all immigration offices and border posts so that they cannot leave the country.