Former Dhaka-7 MP Haji Mohammad Selim has been sent to jail after completion of his remand in the case filed over the killing of jhoot trader Md Monir during the July movement in Dhaka’s Chankharpul area.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Awlad Hossain Muhammad Jonaid issued the order on Tuesday after hearing the investigating officer’s plea. The information was confirmed by prosecution SI Jinnat Ali.
According to the petition, Haji Selim was extensively and closely interrogated during his court-approved remand. As the accused has a speech disability, he provided important information about the case through gestures and signs during interrogation, which investigators say will assist the probe.
The information he provided is still being verified in the interest of the investigation.
The petition further stated that if granted bail, the accused may flee permanently. The investigating officer also mentioned that further remand may be required at later stages for the sake of the investigation. Therefore, he requested that Haji Selim be kept in jail until the trial is completed.
Earlier, on 20 October, the court had granted a four-day remand for Haji Selim.
According to the case details, jhoot trader Monir joined the movement alongside students and the public in Chankharpul under Shahbagh Police Station on 5 August last year, the day the government fell.
He was shot dead on the spot when the accused opened fire. His wife, Rozina Akhter, filed the murder case at Shahbagh Police Station on 14 March, naming 351 accused and another 500 unidentified individuals.
