DHAKA, Jan 25, 2021 (BSS) – Superintendant of Police (SP) of Kushtia today
offered unconditional apology to the High Court for allegedly misbehaving
with a senior judicial magistrate during Bheramara municipality election held
on January 16.
SP SM Tanvir Arafat appeared before a High Court virtual bench of Justice
Mamnoon Rahman and Justice Khizir Hayat and offered his apology in writing
through his lawyer.
The court gave exemption to the police official from personal appearance
and set February 17 for further hearing on the matter. The court also ordered
authorities concerned to provide security till that day to Md Shahjahan Ali,
who acted as presiding officer in that election, and his family.
“The SP couldn’t recognize senior judicial magistrate Md Mohsin Hasan and
made the mistake. He would be more careful in future while conducting his
duty,” Md Munsurul Hoque Chowdhury, counsel of SP SM Tanvir Arafat, told the
court.
Md Munsurul Hoque Chowdhury and Ahmed Ishtiaq appeared for the police
official while Aneek R Haque and Ishrat Hasan stood for the presiding
officer. Deputy Attorney General Taherul Islam was there in the hearing for
the state.