Move Sonali Bank burglary case to RAB: HC
Monday, 3 February 2014
The High Court (HC) on Monday ordered the Home Affairs secretary and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to transfer the Kishoreganj Sonali Bank burglary case to Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) within 48 hours for investigation. An HC bench comprising Justice Kazi Rezaul Haque and Justice ABM Altaf Hossain passed the order after hearing on a writ filed by advocate Asaduzzaman Siddique. Following reports published in two national dailies hinting at extremists’ connections in the burglary, advocate Asaduzzaman Siddique filed the writ petition seeking an HC order to transfer the case to RAB for investigation. Earlier, on January 26, burglars tunneled into the vault of Sonali Bank’s main branch in Kishoreganj and looted about Tk 16.40 crore, according to a news agency.