Police chief AKM Shahidul Hoque has blamed Bangladesh Bank official Golam Rabbi for the much-talked-about January 9 incident.
He alleged that the banker did not cooperate with police on the night of the incident but said Sub-Inspector Masud Sikder's actions were “inappropriate”.
Hoque claimed SI Masud wanted to frisk Rabbi. “But instead of cooperating, Rabbi kept calling others over phone that annoyed the on-duty policemen.
“That's why SI Masud detained him for two hours but it was not what he should have done,” he said, responding to a question in Savar on Tuesday.
Rabbi claimed Masud had tortured him and threatened to kill him unless he paid Tk5 lakh. Masud was suspended two days later after Rabbi filed a written complaint.
The High Court on Sunday ordered police to accept Rabbi's complaint as FIR and observed that the SI should be dismissed.
IGP Hoque said two police teams were investigating the incident. “We'll take actions against him (SI Masud) if he's found guilty,” he added.