The High Court will deliver its order tomorrow on the contempt of court rule issued against the then Superintendent of Kushtia Police SM Tanvir Arafat for misbehaving with a senior judicial magistrate during Bheramara municipality election on January 16. SM Tanvir Arafat has been transferred as deputy commissioner of Barishal Metropolitan Police on February 8.
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Published: 25 Jan 2021 05:56 PM BdST
Updated: 25 Jan 2021 06:28 PM BdST
Kushtia Police Superintendent SM Tanvir Arafat has apologised for his ‘misbehaviour’ with a senior judicial magistrate during the municipal election in Bheramara. );
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Arafat appeared before a panel of judges on Monday seeking forgiveness after the High Court summoned him.
A virtual bench of Justice Mamnoon Rahman and Justice Khijir Hayat exempted the police superintendent from personal appearance and scheduled the next hearing for Feb 17.
The court also ordered the authorities to provide security for Md Shahjahan Ali, the election-time presiding officer at the Bheramara Pilot High School centre and his family.
Kushtia SP apologises to HC
Admits he misbehaved with a magistrate
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Superintendent of Kushtia police SM Tanvir Arafat yesterday apologised to the High Court for misbehaving with a senior judicial magistrate during Bheramara municipality elections on January 16.
He also promised that such a mistake would not occur again.
The SP apologised and gave an undertaking to the HC through swearing an affidavit.
In the affidavit, he admitted that he misbehaved with Judicial Magistrate Md Mohsin Hasan and regretted for the incident.
SP Arafat in the affidavit said he is highly remorseful for his unintentional act with the judicial magistrate and he would be more serious and cautious in discharging his duties and such types of mistake would not happen in future.
The top court also expressed worries over the complaints on recent reports of police persecution in Jashore.
On Jan 20, the High Court summoned Police Superintendent Tanvir Arafat to explain his misbehaviour with Senior Judicial Magistrate Md Mohsin Hasan.
It also issued a rule asking why no contempt of court charges should be brought against him. The ruling came after media reports on the incident.
Senior Judicial Magistrate Mohsin Hasan accused SP Arafat and his team of ‘misbehaving’ with him and stopping him from performing his duties during the Bheramara Municipality election on Jan 16.
The magistrate filed a plea with the Election Commission on Jan 17 seeking actions against the SP and his team.
Misbehaviour with Magistrate: Provide security to presiding officer
HC orders IGP after the officer in Kushtia told court about his feelings of insecurity Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent
The High Court yesterday directed the inspector general of police to provide security to the official who witnessed policemen misbehaving with a judicial magistrate during the municipality polls in Kushtia.
Shahjahan Ali, who was the presiding officer at Bheramara Pilot Model High School in Kushtia, told the court yesterday that he and his family members were scared of police.
During the polls on January 16, Senior Judicial Magistrate Mohsin Hasan was talking to Shahjahan about allegations of voter fraud at the school, when Superintendent of Police SM Tanvir Arafath and several other police officers interrupted the conversation and asked Mohsin him to leave, according to complaints the latter had made.