RAB DG rejects sole blame on law enforcers over Mohammadpur murder

Director General of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and
Additional Inspector General of Police, Md Ahsan Habib Palash, has questioned
whether law enforcement agencies alone should bear responsibility for repeat
offenders, referring to the victim in Mohammadpur who had 18 cases filed
against him.
He made the remarks at Ramna
Batamul in the capital today (13 April) while speaking at a press conference to
brief the media on security arrangements for Pohela Boishakh celebrations.
During the briefing, a journalist
asked whether authorities could avoid responsibility, given repeated incidents
in Mohammadpur, including a murder yesterday (12 April) involving a person with
18 cases.
In response, the RAB chief said, "This is not about avoiding or shifting
responsibility. The question is whether we are doing our job when incidents
occur. Why should I take all the blame? Should all responsibility lie with RAB
or the police alone? Should only law enforcement be held accountable?"
He added that his duty is to arrest
criminals whenever they are found in crime-prone areas. "If someone has 18
cases, how did he remain free? You should ask those concerned. Then you may get
the correct answer," he said.
Addressing another question about
arrests in Mohammadpur, he said detentions are being made regularly. "What
does having 18 cases mean? It indicates that he has been arrested multiple
times. That itself shows how often he has been detained," he added.
According to police, around 4:30pm
yesterday, a teenage gang leader named Emon, also known as 'Alex Emon', was
attacked with sharp weapons allegedly by rivals in the Beribadh area of
Rayerbazar under Mohammadpur Police Station.
He was critically injured and later died while undergoing treatment at Shaheed
Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital.















