Ex-Addl IGP Iqbal Bahar, ex-MP shown arrested 

 
A Dhaka court on Tuesday showed former Additional Inspector General of Police (IGP) Iqbal Bahar, former Dhaka-5 lawmaker Harunur Rashid Munna, and Jatrabari Thana Awami League president Kazi Monirul Islam Monu arrested in a murder case over the killing of a youth during the July uprising.

Metropolitan Magistrate Sarah Farzana Haque passed the order after separate applications filed by the investigation officer, Sub-Inspector Emadul Karim of Jatrabari Police Station.

According to the prosecution, preliminary investigation found evidence linking Iqbal Bahar to the murder. He is already in jail in another murder case filed with Jatrabari Police Station.

Investigators also alleged that, acting on the instructions and with the backing of Munna and Monu, a man identified as Md Yasin Uddin alias “Shooter Liton” opened fire on victim Iman Gazi, causing his death. Munna and Monu are also currently in jail in separate murder cases.