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Bombs left in Supreme Court judge's residence
Two handmade 'bottle bombs' have been found in the residence of Supreme Court Justice Sharif Uddin Chaklader at Judges' Complex at Park Avenue in Kakrail in the capital yesterday afternoon. The incident occurred only a few weeks after a bomb blast in front of Justice Tariqul Hakim's residence, yards away from Justice Sharif's house. Doulat Akbar, officer-in-charge of Ramna police station, told The Daily Star, "Justice Sharif Uddin found the bombs lying on the lawn of his house as he was about to go out at around 4:00pm." "At his directive, one of his domestic servants threw one the bombs against a wall and the bomb exploded," the OC added. Chakladar then informed the police, he said. A large contingent of police and members of intelligence agencies rushed to the Justice's house and recovered the other unexploded bomb. They also searched the residence and adjacent areas but no other suspicious items or clues were found. Both bombs were hand made, comprising of explosive filled bottles sealed with red scotch tape. The Ramna station OC termed the incident mysterious saying, "It is impossible to throw the bombs on to the lawn from outside the building as they would then have exploded when they hit the ground." "On the other hand, the residence is restricted to outsiders and is surrounded by security guards so it is not clear how the bombs got in there," he said. Justice Sharif Uddin Chaklader came into the limelight after his bench granted bail to a large number of high-profile corruption detainees over a short period of time recently. Posted by: Fred 2008-10-12 |
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