Someone else used ASP identity to enter KB convention, says Maj Sadequl’s wife Sumaiya

Sumaiya Zafrin, wife of Army Maj Sadequl Haque, has said in court that someone else entered the KB Convention Hall in Bashundhara under the guise of an assistant superintendent of police (ASP), and she is being falsely blamed.

On Thursday, she made the statement during a remand hearing before Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sefat Ullah, following her arrest in a case under the Anti-Terrorism Act, reports bdnews24.com.

The Army has already initiated an internal tribunal to investigate allegations that Maj Sadequl trained ruling Awami League workers.

Sumaiya, meanwhile, became the subject of social media rumours claiming she was an ASP. But on Aug 2, police confirmed that no one by that name holds the ASP rank.

Detective Branch Inspector Jehad Hossain of Gulshan Division sought a seven-day remand, saying that Sumaiya and others, allegedly under foreign influence, had plotted to destabilise the country under a campaign called “Operation Dhaka Block”.

He claimed that 300 to 400 people rented the convention hall using a fake ASP identity.

The court granted a five-day remand.