Alleged owner of motorcycle used in attack on Hadi granted bail
Investigators found a discrepancy of one digit between the accused motorcycle plate number and the number identified on the motorcycle used in the crime – where the last digit was recorded as 5 instead of 6.
A Dhaka court today (21 December) granted bail to Md Abdul Hannan, the registered owner of the motorcycle, allegedly used by assailants in the shooting of Sharif Osman bin Hadi, spokesperson of Inqilab Mancha.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Hasan Shahadat passed the order following a hearing, Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (prosecution) Mia Mohammad Ashish Bin Hasan confirmed the matter.
According to court sources, the Rapid Action Battilion-2 detained Abdul Hannan on 13 December, a day after Hadi was shot, on suspicion of being linked to the motorcycle used in the crime.
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He was later handed over to Paltan Model Police Station. On 14 December, Hannan was shown arrested under Section 54 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and placed on a three-day remand.
During remand, investigators confronted him with a motorcycle showroom owner and collected information from the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority regarding two vehicles registered in his name.
One was identified as a Suzuki Gixxer and the other as a Yamaha motorcycle. However, investigators said the assailants used a Honda Hornet motorcycle during the killing.
Hannan's registered motorcycle bears the number Dhaka Metro-L 54-6375 and is a Suzuki Gixxer. Investigators found a discrepancy of one digit between this number and the number identified on the motorcycle used in the crime – where the last digit was recorded as 5 instead of 6.
After completion of the remand, Hannan was sent to jail on 17 December. On that day, the court also directed the investigation officer to submit a report on the matter.
According to the case statement, on 12 December at around 2:20pm, assailants riding a motorcycle shot Hadi at the Box Culvert Road area in the capital's Paltan area and fled the scene.
Hadi was initially taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital and later to Evercare Hospital Dhaka. As his condition deteriorated, he was airlifted to Singapore on 15 December for advanced treatment, where he died on December 18 while undergoing treatment.
Following the incident, Abdullah Al Jaber, member secretary of Inqilab Mancha, filed an attempted murder case with Paltan Model Police Station on 14 December, which was later converted into a murder case after Hadi's death.
