Imran Hossain, chairman of Sadeeq Agro, and a controversial figure of ‘Goat scandal’ has been shown arrested in connection with a case filed over the murder of auto-rickshaw driver Md Roni during the July uprising.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ariful Islam approved the order after Imran was produced before the court where Mohammadpur police sub-inspector Md Najmul Islam submitted a petition seeking Imran’s detaintion in the case.
After the court’s approval, Imran was sent to jail.
According to the case, during the anti-discrimination protests on July 19, Md Roni was shot in front of a primary school on Nurjahan Road in Mohammadpur. He was taken to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital but later died while undergoing treatment.
Roni’s mother filed a murder case with Mohammadpur Police Station, and police have named Imran Hossain as a suspect.
It is notable that Imran Hossain was previously arrested on March 3 and was sent to jail the next day on charges of laundering Tk 1,330 crore under the Money Laundering Act, filed by Mohammadpur Police.
