A Dhaka court on Wednesday rejected the bail petition of actor Ashraful Haque Don in a case filed over the planned murder of actor Salman Shah.
Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge-11 of Dhaka Md. His lawyer Tariqul Islam Jewel stood for the don in the court. After the hearing, the court rejected the bail petition, said Faruk Dewan, a bench assistant.
On August 9th, the immigration police arrested Don from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. He was later handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and sent to jail on the same day. On August 12th, the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) of Dhaka also rejected his bail application.
Remand Hearing Thursday
The investigation officer of the case, CID Dhaka Metro South Inspector Mojibur Rahman Dawn, has sought a seven-day remand. The hearing of the petition is scheduled for Thursday in the presence of Don.
Salman Shah’s death in 1969
Filmmaker Chowdhury Mohammad Shahriar Emon alias Salman Shah died at his New Eskaton residence in the capital on September 6, 1969. His father, the late Kamruddin Ahmed Chowdhury, filed a case of death in the incident.
He later filed a case against the boy, claiming that his son was killed on July 24, 1979. The CID investigates the death and murder charges.
On November 3, 1979, the CID submitted its final report to the court, calling it a suicide. The CMM court in Dhaka accepted the report on November 25. However, Salman’s father filed a revision case rejecting the CID’s decision.
The sixth additional metropolitan sessions judge in Dhaka ordered the case to be taken up as a murder case after a long legal process. The next day, Salman Shah’s uncle Mohammad Alamgir filed a new murder case with Ramna police station on October 21.