10-day remand sought for Anti-discrimination movement leader Riyad, four other

The police have applied to take four people including Abdur Razzak Riyad, the acting convener of the Combined Private University of Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, on a 10-day remand on charges of extortion at the Gulshan residence of former MP Shammi Ahmed.

The case's investigation officer and Gulshan Police Inspector (Investigation) Mokhlesur Rahman filed the application on Sunday. A hearing will be held in the Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate's Court in this regard.

The others seeking remand are Sakadaun Siam, Sadman Sadab, Md. Ibrahim Hossain.

Earlier on Sunday, Siddique Abu Zafar filed a case with Gulshan Police Station as the plaintiff. He named six people as accused in it. Apart from Riyad, the other accused are Kazi Gaurab Apu, Sakadaun Siam, Sadman Sadab, Md. Ibrahim Hossain and the non-adult involved in the conflict with the law Md. Aminul Islam.

The case statement states that on July 17 at 10 am, accused Abdur Razzak Riyad and Kazi Gaurab Apu went to the house of Shammi Ahmed, a former MP for the reserved women's seat, on Road No. 83 in Gulshan.

Then they threatened and demanded Tk 50 lakh and gold ornaments. When he expressed his inability to pay the money, they called him a friend of the Awami League and threatened to have him arrested by the police and continued to pressure him for money. At one point, the plaintiff in the case, Siddique Abu Zafar, was forced to give him Tk 5 lakh in cash and another Tk 5 lakh from his brother. After this incident, on July 19 at around 10:30 pm, accused Riad and Apu entered the plaintiff's house and knocked on the door of his flat.

When the matter was reported to the Gulshan Police Station on a mobile phone, the accused left. Later, at 5:30 pm on July 26, other accused led by accused Riad came to the plaintiff's house and started looking for him. The doorman of the house informed him about the matter through his mobile phone. Then the accused threatened to hand him over to the police if he did not pay the remaining 4 million taka demanded by the accused. Later, when the police were informed about the matter, the Gulshan Police Station immediately went to the spot and arrested the five accused red-handed, and at that time the accused named in the complaint, Kazi Gaurab Apu, ran away.