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| 10-Truck Arms Haul: Witness 'missing' | |
| 2012-07-11 | |
Farrukh Ahmad, former deputy inspector general of the Criminal Investigation Department, could not be traced, prosecution lawyer Kamal Uddin told the Chittagong Metropolitan Special Tribunal-1. Farrukh is a prosecution witness in both the arms and smuggling cases linked with the 2004 arms haul. On April 2 of that year, law enforcers seized 10 truckloads of arms and explosive at the jetty of Chittagong Urea Fertiliser Limited. The former DIG, who was also a member of the five-member probe body formed immediately after the arms seizure, is a vital witness in the cases, said Kamal, adding his absence was abnormal. The prosecution lawyer submitted a petition to the court, seeking special attention on this issue. Farrukh had given information about several high profile accused in his deposition on July 3. He also spoke of a few things relating to the Bangladesh Army and the then general officer commanding of the 24 Infantry Division Moin U Ahmed, the prosecution lawyer said. Farrukh was present in the July 5 court proceedings, Kamal said, adding that from Monday his cell phone was found switched off. The prosecution then sought help from law enforcers of Bhasantek Police Station in the capital to contact him at his residence in Dhaka Cantonment residential area but police failed to trace him. | |
| Posted by:Fred |