Rogue Officer Admits Smuggling Ammunition from Arsenal
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A police constable testified at an international crimes tribunal that he supplied live ammunition to officers during a crackdown on a July uprising, stating the bullets were delivered to the field based on their requests.
Constable Nahid Mia, serving as a wireless operator at Jatrabari police station, gave his deposition on Sunday as the 12th witness in a case concerning alleged crimes against humanity, specifically the killing of Imam Hasan Taim, the son of a police officer, in the Jatrabari area during the uprising.
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In his testimony, Mia detailed events from July 18 and 19, 2024. He recounted that on the evening of July 18, a zonal assistant commissioner requested lead bullets via wireless. When Mia informed the then Officer-in-Charge of Jatrabari police station, Abul Hasan, he was reportedly told to deliver the ammunition himself due to a shortage of personnel.
Mia stated that he “helplessly” delivered 200 lead bullets to the assistant commissioner from the front of the police station.
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The following day, July 19, a similar situation arose. According to Mia’s deposition, a party commander at the Jatrabari fish market flyover requested China rifle bullets via wireless. Simultaneously, another party commander at an adjacent flyover also requested China rifle bullets. Mia informed the Officer-in-Charge, who then ordered the armory to release the ammunition. Despite previous instructions to the contrary, Mia retrieved 400 bullets from the armory, delivering 300 to one party commander and 100 to an inspector of investigation.
The constable also testified that he faced “indecent remarks” over the wireless from party commanders due to delays in delivering the ammunition.
Later, on July 20, Mia claimed to have heard through rumors that the inspector of investigation had fatally shot someone in the Kajla area of Jatrabari on July 19. He later saw video evidence on social media and YouTube purportedly showing the inspector firing the fatal shot at a young man named Taim.
Imam Hasan Taim, described as a martyr of the uprising, was the son of Deputy Inspector Md. Monal Hossain Bhuiyan of Rajarbagh Police Lines and a 12th-grade student at Government Adamjeenagar MW College in Narayanganj.
The case involves a total of 11 defendants, with nine currently at large and two in custody. The absconding defendants include former Dhaka Metropolitan Police officials and former assistant commissioners, inspectors, and sub-inspectors. The two defendants in custody are former Officer-in-Charge Abul Hasan and former Sub-Inspector Md. Shahdat Ali of Jatrabari police station, both of whom were presented at the tribunal.
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