PSC Question leak case, CID seeks remand to quiz 6 accused

Public Service Commission

Criminal Investigation Department today sought a 10-day remand to quiz six accused people, including four officials of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC), in connection with the case filed over leaking questions of government job examinations.

The accused are BPSC Deputy Directors Jahangir Alam of Sylhet and Abu Zafar, its Assistant Director SM Alamgir Kabir, auditor Priyanath Roy, Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital technician Zahidul Islam and ex-army official Noman Siddique.

Jewel Chakma, an Additional Special Police Super of Cyber Investigation and Operations of the CID and also the Investigation Officer (IO) of the case, submitted the remand prayer.

In the forwarding report, the IO said all six were directly involved with leaking questions of government job examinations.

So, they need to be remanded to find out the whereabouts of others responsible for committing such offences, said the IO in his remand prayer.

Dhaka’s Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury fixed July 16 for a hearing on the remand prayer in the presence of the accused.

Earlier on July 9, CID produced all the 17 accused before the court after their arrest. Of them, six gave confessional statements before different courts admitting their involvement in the questions leak incident.

Later, the rest 11 were sent to jail after their bail was rejected in the case. - Special Correspondent