BANGLADESH NEWS
Surrendering weapons by the mutineers of the then Bangladesh Rifles during the 2009 mutiny was nothing but a drama, said former inspector general of police (IGP) Nur Mohammad on Monday.
"Only three to four firearms were surrendered on that day," the former IGP said.
He was testifying before the Metropolitan Sessions Judges' Court, set up temporarily at the Alia Madrasa playground in the capital's Bakshibazar, in the BDR carnage case.
Nur Mohammad said he went near gate No.4 of BDR (now Border Guard Bangladesh) Pilkhana headquarters in the evening on February 25, 2009 where senior officials of the other law enforcing agencies were present.
Around midnight, the mutineers took the former IGP, Home Minister Shahara Khatun and State Minister for Law Quamrul Islam inside the headquarters for negotiation.
But when they entered Pilkhana some mutineers started placed their demands, Nur Mohammad said. "They were very rigid about their demands."
After negotiation with the minister and state minister, they agreed to hand over the weapons but only three to four firearms were surrendered around 1:00am on February 26, 2009, he said.
When the minister and the state minister asked about the officers and their families, the BDR jawans denied to say anything about them, Nur Mohammad mentioned.
They also did not allow the ex-IGP, the minister and the state minister to enter the Darbar Hall but they were taken to the officers' quarters, he said.
They found panicked family members of a number of BDR officials at the officers' mess.
The state minister went out of Pilkhana with some family members including the IGP's daughter, who were inside the officers' quarters, around 4:00am, he said.
About his son-in-law, Nur Mohammad said he last talked to his son-in-law Cap Mazhar, who was a close aide to the then BDR chief, around 9:30am on the first day of the mutiny when the captain informed the IGP about the heavy gunfire inside the Pilkhana.
Later, Cap Mazhar's body was found near a sewerage line at Nawabganj in the city along with the bodies of other officials.
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