A court has granted one day of remand each for four accused, including listed criminal Waqil Hossain alias Boga, in a case filed over an attack on police, vandalism of a government vehicle and the alleged snatching of an accused at gunpoint in Chattogram’s Khulshi area.
The court also rejected remand petitions for the eight other accused in the case.
According to police sources, investigators had sought 10 days of remand for each of the 12 accused for questioning. After the hearing, the court passed the order on Monday.
The eight others whose remand petitions were rejected are Md Robin, Sakib Hasan, Delwar Hossain Jisan, Md Shakil, Md Jahangir Alam, Abdur Rahman, Sohel alias Blade Sohel and Abul Kashem.
Earlier, the accused, including Boga, also known as Bihari Boga, were produced before the court under tight security.
The case was filed with Khulshi Police Station under Sections 147, 148, 149, 302, 353, 427 and 507 of the Penal Code.
According to the case statement, clashes broke out between police and Boga’s followers in the Khulshi Police Station area on 4 September. At least six police personnel, including then Khulshi Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mohammad Abdur Rahim, were injured. The OC’s official vehicle was also vandalised.
Police fired sound grenades and rubber bullets to bring the situation under control. During a search of the scene, officers allegedly discovered a tunnel prepared to facilitate Boga’s escape. The following day, Khulshi police filed a case over the incident, naming 21 people and accusing another 250 unidentified individuals.
On 18 October, Boga surrendered before the Chattogram Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court in an extortion case filed with Khulshi Police Station. The court rejected his bail petition and sent him to jail. On 26 October, police were allowed to question him for two days at the jail gate.
Boga is accused in at least 17 cases, including those involving murder, arms, drugs and extortion.
