Sub-Inspector Rezaul Karim Patuari, who was indicted on Sunday in a case filed over the murder of carpenter Faroque in the capital's Kafrul area, has fled from the prison cell.
Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge Court's prison cell In-Charge SI Mofakkharul Islam said Rezaul fled away while he was being taken to the police van from the prison cell around 4:30pm Sunday.
Kotwali police station Officer-in-Charge Abul Hasan told the Dhaka Tribune that the process of filling a case against Rezaul was under way.
Earlier in the day, Dhaka Special Court 5 Judge Dr Md Aktaruzzaman framed charges against Rezxaul and two others in the urder case.
According to case statement, Nuruzzaman, Rezaul and Babu on February 19, 2012 arrested carpenter Faroque Hossain Kamal illegally and they demanded a ransom of Tk50,000 from his family to buy his freedom. Even, they threatened Faroque with implicating him with false cases unless their demand was met.
On February 21, Kafrul police placed him before court showing a suspect in a murder case and they sought remand. Later, the court rejected the remand plea as it found many injury marks in Faroque's body.
On February 28, Faroque succumbed to his injuries in Dhaka Medical College Hospital. The victim's younger brother on April 18 registered a case with a CMM court.
On March 1 this year, CID Inspector Md Mazharul Hoque submitted the charge sheet to the court making the trio accused.