Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Monday said that those who are involved in the crime will be brought to book irrespective of their identities, reports UNB.
"If anyone commits a crime, he/she will be brought under law, no matter who the person is," he told reporters at his Dhanmondi residence when they sought comment about the attack on a Navy official.
A case has been filed against Irfan Selim, son of MP Haji Selim, for "attacking" Lieutenant Wasif Ahmed Khan of Bangladesh Navy at Dhanmondi in the capital on Sunday night.
Lt Wasif filed the case at Dhanmondi Police Station against four named accused, including IrfanSelim, also councillor of ward-30 of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), and several unnamed accused.
The three other accused are AB Siddique Dipu, 45, MdZahid, 35, and driver MdMizanur Rahman, 30.
According to the case statement, a private car hit Lt Wasif's motorcycle near Labaid Hospital around 7:45pm when he and his wife were returning to their Mohammadpur residence from Nilkhet.
Later, some people came out of the car and physically assaulted the navy official. They also verbally abused his wife, the navy official alleged.
Meanwhile, the incident went viral on social media.
Md Ikram Ali Mia, officer-in-charge of the police station, said the driver of the car, Mizanur, was detained from the spot and shown arrested in the case.
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