3 sent to jail in case over Gulshan house looting

A Dhaka court has sent to jail three people arrested for vandalizing and looting a house of the former wife of Tanvir Imam, son of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's political adviser HT Imam, in city’s Gulshan area on the night of March 4.

Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Ziadur Rahman passed the order after police produced the trio before the court seeking 10-day remand each.

The three arrestees, who were sent to jail, are Jewel Khandakar, Shakil Khandaker, and Shakil Ahammed, the former caretaker of the house.

A mob of 25-30 people broke into the house at around 11.50pm in the name of conducting search and started looting the valuables. They beat two staff of the house.

According to case statement, Jewel Khandakar, Shakil Khandaker, and Shakil Ahammed were seen inciting the mob to plunder the house in the name of searching. 

On information, police and army team later rushed to the spot and detained the three. 

Police later recovered two gold chains, one gold anklet and one gold ring from their possessions.

Later, a case was filed with Gulshan Police Station over the incident.