The High Court has ordered Awami League lawmaker Manjurul Islam Liton to surrender before a Gaibandha court by October 18 in a case filed against him for shooting a boy.
A bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Bhishmadev Chakraborty passed the order after hearing a bail petition filed by the accused, which the bench rejected, the UNB reports. They ordered him to surrender to Gaibandha Chief Judicial Magistrate Court.
Earlier in the morning, the High Court had ordered the ruling party MP to surrender before it by 1pm yesterday.
He appeared before the court around 12:50pm following the court order.
Liton, member of parliament from Gaibandha-1 constituency, filed a petition with the High Court seeking anticipatory bail in the case on Sunday.
Earlier, an eight-year-old boy named Sourav, from Gopalcharan village in Rangpur’s Sundarganj upazila, was injured with stray bullets allegedly fired by Liton on October 2.
The boy, who received two bullets in his legs, was rushed to Sundarganj Upazila Health Complex and later transferred to Rangpur Medical College Hospital.
A case was filed on the same day accusing Liton of attempted murder. Liton went into hiding as soon as the case was filed.
On October 8, another case was filed against Liton on charge of vandalism and looting.
In addition, Liton’s licences for two firearms were revoked for “the sake of public safety.”