The police investigation committee has been unable to gather any information regarding the assault on two Chhatra League leaders at Shahbagh police station within the allotted two days.
The initial deadline for the investigation report submission was on Tuesday, but an official request for a five-day extension has been submitted to the DMP commissioner on behalf of the investigation committee.
Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Newmarket Zone) Shahen Shah from the Ramna Division stated on Wednesday: "We made every effort to complete the investigation within the initial two-day timeframe, but that proved unfeasible. Many tasks, including the retrieval and analysis of CCTV footage, obtaining witness statements, and conducting interrogations, still remain."
The three-member investigation committee is led by Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations) Abu Yusuf from DMP Headquarters. The other two members include Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Newmarket Zone) Shahen Shah and Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Detective-Motijheel Division) Md Rafiqul Islam.
According to reports, the incident occurred after ADC Harun took the two Chhatra League leaders to Shahbagh police station on Saturday.
As Chhatra League leaders alleged, on Saturday night, ADC Harun was chatting with a female police officer at Birdem General Hospital.
At that time, the female officer's husband, also a government official, accompanied by the two Chhatra League leaders, arrived at the scene.
An altercation ensued between ADC Harun and the official. Later, Harun took the two Chhatra League leaders to Shahbagh police station, where they were allegedly tortured.
The duo subjected to the alleged torture are Anwar Hossain Nayeem, Chhatra League central organizing secretary and president of the Dhaka University (DU) Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall unit, and Sharif Ahmed Munim, the central science affairs secretary and general secretary of DU Dr Muhammad Shahidullah Hall unit.
