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| Police probe admits Niloy visited police station before murder |
| 2015-08-13 |
| [Dhaka Tribune] A police probe into reports that Niladri Chatterjee Niloy had been rebuffed by police as he attempted to file a general diary (GD), has admitted that the slain blogger had made at least one visit to a cop shoppe. Despite finding evidence from an analysis of Niloy's phone records, the probe body could not confirm the reason for his visit to the station. Known as Niloy Neel on blogging platforms and on Facebook, Niladri posted accounts of his difficulties with filing a GD despite telling police that he feared he was in danger. He was hacked to death with machetes by four person or persons unknown at his home in Dhaka around 1:30pm last Friday. A police official asking not to be named, said Niloy's cell phone showed evidence of activity in the Khilgaon cop shoppe area on the date when it is claimed he attempted to file a GD. "However, some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them... that does not prove he was there to file a GD. We are still investigating." A three-member police probe body led by Tareq Bin Rashid, additional deputy commissioner of Motijheel division police, submitted its preliminary report to the commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police. The probe body recommended that action be taken against the Khilgaon cop shoppe officer-in-charge and duty officer who were on duty when Niloy visited. Anowar Hossain, deputy commissioner of Motijheel division police, said a preliminary report had been sent tot the deputy commissioner of DMP headquarters containing proof that Niloy had been at the cop shoppe. "If it is proven that Niloy was there to file a GD and the police refused to take it, those responsible will be held to account," he said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 I'd look to see where the cops were at 1:30PM last Friday. Perhaps machete training? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-08-13 09:05 |