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Pintu's failed escape act

Staff Correspondent
Detained former BNP lawmaker Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu attempted to evade detectives wearing a lawyer's gown and a helmet while speeding away by a motorcycle from the High Court yesterday.
The Detective Branch (DB) of police also detained Pintu's brother-in-law Mainur Rahman, who was riding the motorcycle to help Pintu’s escape arrest.
Tne former MP, arrested in connection with the mutiny at Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) headquarters on February 25-26, was taken to the DB office on Minto Road last night. He was handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), which is investigating the BDR carnage case, later in the night.
But his brother-in-law Mainur, who is a Japan expatriate, was kept at Shahbagh Police Station.
Rezaul Karim, officer-in-charge of Shahbagh police, said, "During arrest the former MP was wearing a black gown with a helmet."
" DB officials took Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu to their office. His brother-in-law is here for interrogation along with the motorbike," the OC said.
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Monirul Islam of DB told The Daily Star, "We picked up gown-worn Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu during his attempt to avoid arrest."
Asked how he managed the gown, the DC said, "He is still in that gown, but we didn't ask him about it yet.”
Replying to a question, Islam said, "We made the
arrest on recommendation of the investigation officer of the BDR mutiny case."
Walid Hossain, additional deputy commissioner of DB, told Tne Daily Star that Pintu was handed over to the CID around 10:30pm.
It could not be known from the detectives how Pintu entered the High Court premises where he was picked up-
Contacted, Pintu's lawyer Khandker Mahbub Hossain said, "Pintu was not arrested; he was rather hijacked from the court premises along with another one."
Witnesses say Pintu entered the HC around 2:00pm. He hurriedly left the Annex Building through the gangway after sensing the presence of detectives. The motorcycle was waiting for him in front of the Supreme Court Bar office at around 5:00pm, theyadd.
"Soon after he crossed the HC shrine, some 20-25 members of intelligence agencies barred him and picked up him," comments a witness.