Police seek 7-day remand for Efran

Police have filed an application seeking seven-day remand for councillor of Dhaka South's ward No 30 Erfan Salim and his bodyguard Zahid in a case filed on charge of attacking Lt Wasif Ahmed Khan of Bangladesh Navy in Dhanmondi area of Dhaka on Sunday night.

Dhanmondi Police Station Inspector (Unarmed) Ashfaq Rajib Haider, also the investigation officer of the case, filed remand plea with the court along with showing the two accused arrested.

Dhanmondi Thana police have filed an application seeking seven-day remand for Erfan Salim and Zahid along with showing them arrested. A hearing in this regard is likely to be held in the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Asaduzzaman Nur, said Md Ashraf, general registration officer of the court concerned.

On Sunday (October 25) night, a video of Lieutenant Wasif screaming for justice before the public after being assaulted by Erfan and a few accomplices went viral on social media.

The attack took place in the Kalabagan bus stop area around 7:45pm on Sunday, when the military officer protested after his motorcycle was hit by Erfan's car, which had a parliament sticker.

Lt Wasif Ahmed Khan filed a case with Dhanmondi Police Station on Monday night, naming four accused including AB Siddique Dipu and two to three unnamed persons.

The other three named accused are Erfan Salim (37), Md Zahid (35) and Md Mizanur Rahman (30).

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested Erfan Salim, a councilor of ward 30 of Dhaka South City Corporation, and Md Zahid after conducting a drive at the house of Erfan, at Old Dhaka on Monday.

A mobile court led by RAB Executive Magistrate Sarwoer Alam also jailed the lawmaker's son and Zahid for a year each after illegal guns, ammunition, liquor, walkie-talkies and handcuffs were found during the raid.

On the same day, a Dhaka court placed Erfan's driver Mizanur Rahman, who was arrested soon after the incident, on one-day remand in connection with the case.