Metropolitan Magistrate MA Salam issued the order when the three - Nayek Nuruddin, 30, and constables Rafiqul Islam, 28, and Motiur Rahman, 28, - were produced before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court at 2:00pm.

In the forwarding report, Shyampur police said the three went to collect an illegal toll from the three-wheeler garage of Billal Hossain at Rayerbagh in the capital at about 6:45pm on April 9. There they demanded Tk 4,000 in tolls, telling Billal to drop the money at the Janatabagh Police Box on April 10, as he could not collect the money on that day, police said.

When Billal refused, they went to his garage on Tuesday and attempted to kidnap him. But a mob beat up the three policemen and turned them over to Shyampur police.

Police prayed for confining the three in jail until they complete their investigation, the Investigation Officer added.

Billal Hossain filed a case with the Shyampur Police Station against the three policemen under the Speedy Trial (Law and Disruption) Act.