Rab probe faults ex-officers for N\\\'ganj 7-murder

The internal probe by the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) blames three of its former officers for the murder of 7 people in Narayanganj, including City Corporation Councillor Nazrul Islam and senior lawyer Chandan Kumar Sarkar. The elite police unit submitted its report to the High Court on Wednesday, almost 8 months after the killing in April this year. It found ex-army officers former Lt Col Tarek Sayeed Mohammad and ex-Maj Arif Hossain and ex-navy officer former Lt Commander MM Rana responsible for the murders. The trio were then deputed to the Narayanganj base Rab-11. Of them, Tarek Sayeed is the son-in-law of Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya. Attorney General Mahbubey Alam told the media that the report stated that Tarek Sayeed and Arif Hossain were involved in the total process, starting from the abduction oon April 27 to dumping of the bodies in Shitalakkha River on Apr 30 and May 1. Rana was partially involved as he only took part in whisking away the 7, he added. The Rab report also names 18 other persons, all of them deputed to Rab-11, involved in the killings. Describing the report as an ‘internal’ one, Alam said this inquiry would be not considered for trial. The court will consider the charge-sheet submitted by the police’s Detective Branch (DB). ‘The High Court ordered the Rab said to address the issues whether the force’s members were involved and whether there was any negligence to rescue the abducted,’ said the attorney general. Asked whether the RAB headquarters were informed about the incident, Alam replied: ‘That will be known after the full report is read,’ according to bdnews24.com.