A Chittagong court yesterday rejected the bail plea of Nur Mohammed in the much-talked about cocaine haul case.
Chittagong Metropolitan Public Prosecutor Fakruddin told the Dhaka Tribune that Metropolitan Sessions’ Judge Md Shahenur rejected the remand cancellation prayer filed by Nur Mohammed after hearing.
On Sunday, Nur Mohammed, the chairman of Khan Jahan Ali Group of Chittagong, was put on three-day remand in the cocaine seizure case after he was arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion on Friday.
Later, the lawyer of Nur Mohammed filed a petition on Monday with another court seeking the cancellation of three-day remand. After filing of the petition, the court fixed yesterday for its hearing.
“Now, there is no bar to put Nur Mohammed on the remand in the cocaine case”, added PP Fakruddin.
At presence, the much talked-about cocaine haul case being investigated by RAB 7’s Additional Superintendent of Police Mohiuddin Faruquee following a court direction.
On December 7, last year, a court in Chittagong ordered the RAB to lunch further investigation into the case rejecting charge sheet pressed by CMP’s Detective Branch.
Accusing eight persons, including two Bangladeshi-born UK expatriates, DB’s Assistant Commissioner (AC) Mohammed Kamruzzaman had submitted the charge sheet before the court on November 19, last. But the IO then dropped the name of Nur Mohammed from the charge sheet saying his involvement could not be found during the investigation.
Other accused of the case are COSCO Shipping Agency’s Manager AKM Azad, Mondol Group’s Commercial Executive Atikur Rahman, Real Estate Company official’s Mostafa Kamal, Prime Hatchery Limited’s Manager Golam Mostafa Sohel, Security Company Official Mehedi, C&F Company Official Saiful Islam, UK-expatriate Fazlur Rahman and Bokul Mia.
Of them, six accused of the case were arrested and two UK-expatriates were shown fugitive.
Mostafa Kamal, Golam Mostafa Sohel and his cousin Mehedi Alam gave their confessional statements before the court.
An accused of the case also admitted the involvement of Nur Mohammed in cocaine consignment during his confessional statement before the magistrate.
Acting on a tip-off, Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation (CIID) sealed a container carrying 2,140 kilograms of liquid cocaine in 107 drums in Chittagong Port on June 6, last year.
The Chittagong Port sources said the container was loaded from Uruguay on March, 30 and it arrived at Chittagong Port on May 13, via Singapore Port.
