Suspended Mohammadpur Sub-Inspector Masud Sikder did not act like a police officer with the Bangladesh Bank official, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said.
The minister was talking to the journalists at his secretariat office on Monday.
Kamal said: “In primary investigation, it was proved that SI Masud did not act as a policeman with Bangladesh Bank official Golam Rabbi.”
He said from now on policemen will not be allowed to carry out duty in civil dress.
If they are not found in police uniform, their duties will not be considered as office duty. The policemen, at least, have to wear police apron.
Sub-Inspector Masud confined Rabbi to a police vehicle and pressured him to give Tk5 lakh in bribe on the night of January 9.
Masud also threatened to kill Rabbi in a shootout and implicate him in a drugs case if he failed to give the money.
The following day, Rabbi submitted a written complaint to the deputy commissioner of Tejgaon division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.
While at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Rabbi received anonymous threats to refrain from seeking legal action against the policeman.
On January 16, SI Masud was suspended for torturing Rabbi.
