[Bangla Daily Star] An elderly woman yesterday alleged that the commanding officer of Rapid Action Battalion-1 sent her a threat to kill her son by putting him in so-called crossfire, in a sequel to a previous enmity.Translation: The head cop told Mom that Sonny was going to meet with a "accidental death", seems like it's happened befoe. The threat, not the death.
Mahmuda Begum, 72, a resident of Darussalam area in the capital, made the allegation against Rab-1 Commanding Officer Maj Sumon Ahmed in a media briefing held at Dhaka Reporters' Unity, seeking government interference to save her son.
She said a few days ago a team of six to seven people identifying themselves as Rab-1 members went to her residence, searched it, and before leaving the house wanted to know where her son Jahidul Islam Pinju, 52, lives.
Could have been RaB, could have been imposters.
She alleged as she did not tell them where Pinju lives, they threatened to kill her son in 'crossfire' if she does not hand him over to them.
How does "Hand over the boy, or we'll kill him!" make any sense?
She also said later she came to know that Maj Suman and one of his colleagues had sent the Rab team to kill her son in 'crossfire' after picking him up form the house. Mahmuda told reporters that her son is now being forced to live in hideouts in fear of Rab 'crossfire'.
Like they'd pick up people and kill them for no apparent reason after a drive looking for an arms cache at 2AM on a deserted street behind a empty train station hiding a group of miscreant cohorts who sense the presence of the police and open fire wildly leaving no traces except the bleeding body of Jahidul who took two round of bullet and a smoking shutter gun. Never happen.
| Whew! Now that's impressive breath control. |
"Me? Never!"
Mahmuda alleged that Maj Sumon's brother Maj (retd) Sujan Ahmed had demanded Tk 5 lakh unauthorised toll from her son's friend Kazi Mahinur on August 30, 2007 over the cellphone, and realised Tk 3 lakh from him in two phases. Mahinur is a resident of the capital's Mohammadpur area, she claimed.
Translation: Major Sumon's retired brother Major Sujan is supplementing his retirement income by extorting money from one of Jahidul's friends.
When Maj (retd) Sujan went to realise the rest of the extortion money amounting to Tk 2 lakh, Tejgaon police arrested him with a pistol in his possession on September 9 of the same year, and later a case was also filed against him with Mohammadpur police station in this connection the same day, she added. She said as her son was present at the scene, Sujan threatened him saying that someday he will take revenge on him for helping Mahinur, and accordingly after seven months of the incident, two false cases were filed against Pinju with Paltan police station by one of the relatives of Maj Sumon.
Translation: Sujan thinks Jahidul ratted him out.
But investigation officers of the two cases submitted final reports in both cases clearing Pinju of the charges, claimed Mahmuda.
Local cops didn't go along with the frame of Jahidul
Maj Sumon however said his brother Maj (retd) Sujan in 2007 gave Tk 2.40 lakh to Mahinur who is a close friend of Pinju, for sending Sujan to Malaysia, but Mahinur swindled him of the money and did not send him to the destination. Maj Sumon also said Mahinur and Pinju also collected money from many other persons in the name of sending people abroad, but they sent none.
Ah, Mahinur and Jahidul Pinju are human smugglers who are taking the cash but not smuggling anyone. Didn't think they were pure as the driven snow.
He added, on the day of Sujan's arrest, Mahinur and Pinju had asked his brother to meet for receiving the money Mahinur had owed him and on his arrival they detained him and handed him over to police planting a firearm on him. A police investigation later cleared Sujan of the charge, Maj Suman said.
Reads like an episode of "The Shield"