Inspector general of police Baharul Alam on Thursday said that police would not arrest anyone without specific proof or reasonable grounds.
鈥楶olice will not arrest anyone if there is a case or if there is a name in the case. If anyone thinks that he is not involved in any crime or incident, they should come directly to the police. The police will not arrest anyone without specific evidence or reasonable grounds. No innocent person will be harassed,鈥� he said.
He made these remarks while replying to a series of questions at a press conference, organised at the police headquarters.
鈥楳any cases have been filed in the wake of the anti-discrimination movement. We will investigate the actual incident and submit a charge sheet or final report to the court,鈥� he said.
Baharul said that they would not make indiscriminate arrest without valid reason or investigation. They were trying to restore the morale of the police force and infuse a desire in them to go to the people.
鈥榃e are working to gain the confidence of the people in police force. I am scheduled to visit every department of the police force from next week to listen them鈥�, the police chief continued.
鈥業 believe if the recommendations of the police reform commission are implemented, the police force will become a people-friendly one.鈥�
Md Alamgir Alam, additional IG (administration), Md Akram Hossain, additional IG (crime and operations), Abu Naser Mohammad Khaled, additional IG (HR), Md Rezaul Karim, DIG (operations), Md Kamrul Ahsan, DIG (confidential), among others, were present.
鈥榃e have got a new Bangladesh through the student-people movement against discrimination. Everyone will have to work together to build a new Bangladesh,鈥� Baharul said.
Mentioning that many police members had lost their lives while performing their duties, he prayed for eternal peace of their departed souls.
He said that there was no doubt that some police officials had committed crimes and breached the law in the interest of the fascist government during the movement.
