SI Masud didn’t act like a cop: Minister

Suspended policeman Masud Shikder did not act like a cop, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said today.

"Primary probe suggests his behaviour was unlike what it would be of a policeman at that time," the minister told reporters during a press briefing at his office.

Masud, formerly a police sub-inspector of Mohammadpur, drew widespread flak after torturing Bangladesh Bank official Golam Rabby and asking Tk 5 lakh bribe from him.

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The policeman threatened to implicate the bank official in a narcotics case, kill him and frame him as a victim of shootout if he fails to pay the bribe.

File photo of suspended Mohammadpur sub-inspector Masud (on the right) who tortured Bangladesh Bank official Golam Rabby (on the left). File photo

Following countrywide outrage, the policeman was first closed and later suspended. Yesterday, a writ plea was filed over the incident seeking judicial probe into the matter and arrest of Masud.

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"The policeman has been suspended. A probe committee has been formed to investigate," Minister Asaduzzaman told the media. "We will take according actions after we get the report."