Another case filed against retired justice Manik

SYLHET, Aug 26 (UNB): A case has been filed in Sylhet against former Supreme Court Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik.
Police filed the case with the Kanaighat thana under Passport Act for attempting to enter India, Jahangir Hossain Sardar, officer-in-charge (OC) of the thana confirmed on Tuesday..
Manik had been detained by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Friday night while allegedly attempting to cross into India through the Dana border in Kanaighat Upazila of Sylhet.
He was handed over to Kanaighat thana early Saturday. Later, A court in Sylhet sent him to jail.
Judge Alamgir Hossain of the Sylhet Judicial Magistrate Court-1 gave the order after police produced Manik in court under Section 54 of the Criminal Procedure Code, according to Court Inspector Jamshed Alam.
Witnesses reported that a crowd hurled eggs and shoes at the former justice as he was being taken to court, with some individuals attempting to physically assault him.