Police Report
Closed OC, family of Momin had property dispute
Staff Correspondent
A police report on Friday admitted dispute between the closed officer-in-charge (OC) of Motijheel Police Station and the family of the slain Mirpur Commerce College student Kamrul Islam Momin.The one-member probe body in its report submitted to the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner however says the feud over property does not clarify the OC was involved in the killing. Kamrul was gunned down in front of their Ibrahimpur house on September 13. His family rejected the report terming it 'confusing' and 'intentionally made to save the OC'. DMP Commissioner SM Mizanur Rahman on September 16 asked Additional Commissioner Faruq Ahmed to report on the OC's alleged link to the murder. The report shows four probable reasons behind the killing. It has admitted the feud, but said further investigation is required in this regard. The report also mentioned local Taaj group was furious at the family for refusing to give them a toll of Tk 5 lakh. The family had turned Panu Howladar, Taaj's accomplice, in to Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) that led to his death in 'crossfire', the report says. Kamrul's father has feuds with other people over property in other areas, another possible reason behind the killing, the report adds. Samsul Islam, Kamrul's brother told The Daily Star, "The report was made not only to confuse the investigation but also to divert the case in another direction to save the OC." Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) forms today a human chain at 10:00am in front of the High Court, demanding arrest of the OC and other accused. Meantime, the DMP police commissioner told The Daily Star last night he has not yet read the report. Action will be taken after he reads it, he added.
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