Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police has applied for a seven-day remand to interrogate actor Ashraful Haq Don, who was arrested in connection with the murder case of popular film actor Chowdhury Mohammad Shahriar Emon, alias Salman Shah.
On Monday, Sub-Inspector (SI) Shah Alam of the CID’s prosecution department confirmed the legal move.
The remand petition was submitted on 20 August by the investigation officer of the case, Police Inspector Md Mujibur Rahman. Following the application, the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Jewel Rana scheduled the hearing for 27 August.
According to the remand application, the Salman Shah murder is a highly sensational and discussed case.
The CID stated that intensive custodial interrogation of Don is necessary to unearth the actual mystery behind the murder, identify and arrest his accomplices, and investigate how and under whose instigation he attempted to flee the country despite a travel ban.
Earlier, in the early hours of 9 August, the immigration police detained Don at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport when he attempted to depart for Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah.
He was subsequently handed over to the CID. On the afternoon of the same day, the court ordered him to be sent to jail. Later, on 12 August, the court rejected his bail application and sent him to jail.
