A Dhaka court on Wednesday framed charges against five including lawmaker Haji Md Salim's son Mohammad Erfan Selim in a case lodged over allegedly assaulting an officer of the Bangladesh Navy in 2020.
Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Asaduzzaman Nur passed the order and also issued an arrest warrant for Erfan as he was absent during Wednesday's hearing. The court also set March 6 for recording the testimonies of the witnesses.
The other four indicted accused are Erfan's bodyguard Md Zahidul Mollah, driver Mizanur Rahman, protocol officer AB Siddique Dipu and Erfan's assistant Qazi Repon.
According to the case documents, Lt Wasif Ahmad Khan and his wife were passing through the Kalabagan signal area on their bike on October 25, 2020 evening, when the SUV of Erfan Selim rammed the bike from behind. As the Navy official protested, Erfan Selim and his men, who were in the vehicle at the time, allegedly started beating him and his wife.
The Navy official on October 26, 2020 filed the case against Erfan, his bodyguard Md Zahidul Mollah, protocol officer AB Siddique Dipu, driver Mizanur Rahman and 2/3 unidentified persons.
Investigating officer and Sub-Inspector of the Detective Branch (DB) Md Mominul Huq filed the chargesheet on February 11, 2021.