A murder case accused named Hridoy Mia, 28, escaped from Brahmanbaria District Jail by fraudulently using the bail documents of another inmate.
Following the incident, 6 jail guards have been temporarily suspended for negligence of duty. In addition, a case has been filed at Sadar Police Station against five under-trial prisoners and two convicted inmates.
The suspension was confirmed on through an order signed by Senior Jail Superintendent Md Iqbal Hossain, on behalf of the Deputy Inspector General of Prisons, Chittagong Central Jail.
The fugitive, Hridoy Mia, is the son of Mujibur Mia of Nimbari Madhyapara in Kasba upazila of Brahmanbaria district. He escaped from the district jail at around 12pm on Tuesday.
The suspended jail guards are Md Morshed Alam, gate guard Md Hanif, release section guard Md Sahab Uddin, admission section in-charge Rabiul Alam, internal intelligence branch guard Md Zahid Hasan and ICT section guard Md Abu Khayer, all attached to Brahmanbaria District Jail.
According to prison sources, on Thursday, Jail Superintendent Obaidur Rahman formally informed the Nabinagar Senior Judicial Magistrate Court of the matter in writing.
On the same day, a case was filed at Sadar Police Station on behalf of the district administration.
The accused in the case include the fugitive under-trial Hridoy Mia, 28, under-trial Didar Hossain, 28, of Krishnanagar, Nabinagar; under-trial Billal Mia, 22, of Nandura Purba Para; convicted prisoner Md Palash Hossain, 25, of Paghachang in Sadar upazila; convicted prisoner Akhtar Hossain Choton, 30, of Konnabari in Kasba; under-trial Shipon Mia, 45, of Sultanpur area under Moglabazar Police Station in Sylhet; and under-trial Monir Hossain, 55, of Sonargaon area in Kasba.
The case also names five to seven unidentified individuals as accused.
According to the case statement, Didar Hossain, who was detained under Section 151 after being arrested in a 2016 case, received his bail order at the jail on December 29.
At 11:52am on Thursday when jail authorities were preparing to release Didar Hossain, Hridoy Mia impersonated him. He removed the photograph from Didar’s case history ticket and claimed that the photo had been lost.
During questioning by on-duty jail guards, Hridoy identified himself as Didar Hossain. Due to the absence of a photograph in the case documents and with assistance from other inmates, he was mistakenly identified as the bailed prisoner and released.
When the matter later came to light, interrogation revealed that the accused inmates confessed to colluding in the escape in exchange for unethical financial benefits.
Md Chagir Mia, (Deputy Inspector General of Prisons for Chittagong Division,) said a murder accused escaped by using another inmate’s bail documents. “A case has been filed and six jail guards have been temporarily suspended for negligence of duty,” he said.
Brahmanbaria Deputy Commissioner Sharmin Akter Jahan confirmed the incident. She saying, Initial action has been taken against those responsible. Further necessary steps will be taken.
