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A rickshawpuller who was beaten by a mob on Friday while paying tribute at Dhanmondi 32 on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s death anniversary has been sent to jail in connection with an attempted murder case from the July Uprising.
Metropolitan Magistrate Israt Jennifer Jerin on Saturday ordered the rickshawpuller Azizur Rahman into custody after police produced him in court, bdnews24.com reports.
Dhanmondi police Sub-Inspector Md Touhidur Rahman, the investigation officer, sought Azizur’s detention citing his alleged involvement in the case filed by Md Ariful Islam, who was shot during a protest march in Science Lab on Aug 4 last year.
Police said the case, lodged on Apr 2 this year with Dhanmondi police, accused demonstrators of firing bullets and hurling petrol bombs and crude bombs that left Ariful wounded.
He later recovered after two months of treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
Azizur’s lawyer Farzana Yasmin Rakhi petitioned for bail but the court rejected it.
Speaking before being handed over to police after Friday’s assault, Azizur said he had no political affiliation and had gone only to show love for Bangabandhu.
“I did not come to bring back the Awami League or Sheikh Hasina. I came because I love Bangabandhu, with flowers bought with my halal earnings,” he said.