A Correspondent:
Savar: A police inspector of Savar Model Police Station has now been withdrawn over allegations of links with drug dealers.
Inspector (Operations) Helal Uddin has been attached to the Dhaka district police lines following allega-tions of maintaining close ties with drug traders in the Rajashan area of Savar and involvement in irregu-larities related to narcotics cases, police sources said.
Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime) of Dhaka Md Jahangir Alam confirmed the withdrawal, saying he was not aware of the reason behind the action.
The latest action against the inspector comes amid ongoing scrutiny of officers at the police station over alleged links with drug dealers.
Earlier, Officer-in-Charge Arman Ali of the police station was withdrawn in late May over allegations of negligence in arresting a top drug suspect, alleged association with him, and deterioration in law and order in the area.
Several other policemen from the station were also previously withdrawn over similar allegations.
According to sources, on May 22, three journalists from Desh TV and SA TV went to collect news at the hideout of a top drug dealer named Shamim Reza in the Rajashan area.
They were allegedly attacked and severely beaten by Shamim and his associates, leaving them injured.
Although a case was filed at Savar Model Police Station naming 21 individuals, the then OC took no step to arrest them.
