Police on Saturday submitted a five-day remand prayer for interrogating Rajshahi鈥檚 Bagha municipality mayor and district Awami League member Akkas Ali in the case filed in connection with the death of Bagha upazila AL general secretary Ashraful Islam Babul.
Soheb Khan, inspector of the Bagha police station and also investigating officer of the case, produced Akkas to the Rajshahi Senior Judicial Magistrate-3 Court and submitted the prayer, said Rafiqul Islam, additional superintendent of Rajshahi district police.
He said that the court, however, could not hold any hearing in the case and sent Akkas Ali to jail as the documents of the case were earlier sent to the District Sessions Judge Court for bail hearings for other arrested accused.
Earlier, detectives arrested Akkas Ali and four others from the capital city on Friday and handed them over to the Bagha police on Saturday.
On June 22, two factions of AL leaders and activists clashed at Bagha upazila, leaving at least 50 leaders and activists injured.
Of the 18 injured who were admitted to Bagha Upazila Health Complex, Bagha upazila AL general secretary Ashraful Islam Babul and Arani union parishad chairman Rafiqul Islam were referred to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital for better treatment.
Babul, however, succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at the RMCH on June 26.
Following the clash, Shahinur Rahman, joint general secretary of Bagha upazila Juba League and a follower of Rajshahi-6 constituency and former state minister for foreign affairs Shahriar Alam, filed a case with the Bagha police station against 46 named and 200-300 unnamed persons, including mayor Akkas Ali, as the prime accused on June 23.
Police then arrested eight people, including Pakuria union parishad chairman Merajul Islam Meraj in the case.
Later on June 28, Md Abul Kalam, a follower of mayor Akkas Ali, filed another case against 32 named people, all followers of Shahriar Alam, and 100 to 150 unnamed people with the Rajshahi Senior Judicial Magistrate Court 1 and Speedy Trial Tribunal.
