Criminal Investigation Department will summon BNP leader and former chairman of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation Taimur Alam Khandoker after Eid to interrogate him in connection with the case of killing 10 people by setting fire to a BRCT double deck bus at Shahbagh in the capital in 2004.
'We will summon Taimur for the third time after Eid to know about his role, as former BRTC chairman, in finding out the culprits responsible for the heinous act,' investigation officer of the case Md Abdul Halim told the news agency.
CID already quizzed 25 people including driver of the BRTC bus Anis, employees and shop owners in Shahbagh area about the incident, he said.
'Undoubtedly, it was an act of sabotage and we are investigation the matter seriously to detect the culprits,' he added. Sources in the CID said Taimur had failed to submit necessary documents in support of his statements to the investigation agency that he was abroad when the incident took place.
The BNP leader even did not submit papers with regard to his medical treatment, as he told CID that he was ill for long after the incident, sources said.
Taimur played a dubious role in the search for finding out real culprits at that time, sources said.
Detective Branch of the police earlier conducted investigation into the matter. The DB later transferred the case to CID for more investigation.
After assuming power, the Awami League-led alliance government formed a three-member committee to investigate the matter for finding out real culprits involved in the incident.
The committee submitted its report to the home ministry a few months back suggesting punishment to the police officials responsible for misdirecting the investigation.
Members of the committee found that five investigation officers assigned to investigate into the case had neglected their responsibilities. The committee also suggested reinvestigation into the case. In line with the suggestion of the committee, the home ministry assigned DB to reinvestigate the case to find out real culprits.
Earlier on June 4, 2004, some unidentified miscreants set fire to a Mirpur-bound double deck BRTC passenger bus near Sheraton Hotel at Shahbagh at around 8:15am in which 10 people were charred.
Source : New Age
