A Dhaka court has placed four alleged associates of arrested Moin Uddin Moin on a four-day remand in a case over alleged extortion at a hospital in the capital's Shyamoli.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ariful Islam passed the order on Sunday after a hearing. The accused sent on remand are Md Faruk Hossain Sumon, 42, Md Liton Mia, 38, Md Falan Mia, 42, and Md Rubel, 42.
Earlier, the investigation officer of the case, Sub-Inspector Md Sabbir Ahmed of Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station, produced the accused before the court and sought a seven-day remand.
According to the remand petition, evidence and information have been found linking the accused to the incident and the investigation is ongoing.
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested seven individuals, including Jubo Dal leader Moin Uddin, who were accused in an extortion case at the hospital of well-known kidney specialist Kamrul Islam in Dhaka's Shyamoli. RAB confirmed the arrests in a statement on Monday morning.
According to Wing Commander MZM Intekhab Chowdhury, director of RAB's Legal and Media Wing, Moin was arrested from Dadantala village in Narail's Kalia.
He said, "Moin was hiding at his aunt's house in that village. He is being brought to Dhaka and will later be handed over to Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station."
He also mentioned that the remaining six individuals were arrested separately from different locations, RAB said.
Prof Kamrul is known for providing low-cost kidney treatment and transplants. Last Friday, news emerged that extortion demands were made at his hospital by individuals claiming to be Jubo Dal members. Following the incident, a delegation led by central Jubo Dal President Abdul Monayem Munna and General Secretary Mohammad Nurul Islam Nayan visited the hospital around 1:30 am. They spoke with Prof Kamrul and assured him that the issue would be resolved.
Abu Hanif, the in-charge of the operation theatre at CKD Urology Hospital founded by Kamrul, filed a case over the incident.The case names Moin Uddin, 42, a local Jubo Dal leader, along with seven to eight other suspects.
Prof Kamrul said that after August 5, a man named Moin, a resident of Road No. 4 in Shyamoli, took a contract to supply food to the hospital. However, he was recently removed because he was charging excessively high prices for food items.
He said, "I do not charge my patients for food. The staff also eat at the hospital. We run the hospital on a minimal margin. He was quoting very high prices for food items, so he was removed."
"I personally went to the Krishi market to supervise and purchase (food) items. After that, he came with some people, created disturbances with the hospital staff, and demanded money."Market Insights Subscription.
