Former Narayanganj Mayor Ivy shown arrested in 5 more cases

Selina Hayat Ivy, former Mayor of Narayanganj. Wikipedia.

Narayanganj, Nov 18 -Former Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) mayor Dr. Selina Hayat Ivy has been shown arrested in five more cases, including four of murder, related to the July Uprising.

Two separate metropolitan magistrate courts passed the orders after hearing separate petitions, court police inspector Kaiyum Khan said.

He said Senior Judicial Magistrate Selina Khatun heard the petitions related to four murder cases filed with Fatullah Police Station, while Senior Judicial Magistrate Maimanah Akter Moni conducted the hearing on a case filed by Sadar Police Station over obstructing government work and assaulting police.

Ivy, who has been detained at Kashimpur Central Women’s Jail in Gazipur since her arrest on May 9 in one of the murder cases, joined the proceedings virtually.

Although the hearings were initially scheduled for November 13, they were postponed due to the lockdown programme enforced by the banned Awami League.

Police had earlier shown her arrested in four more cases after her detention. On November 9, a High Court bench granted her bail in all five cases.

However, the following day, Sadar Model Police sought court permission to show her arrested in a separate case involving alleged assaults on police and obstruction of official duties.

Fatullah police then filed petitions to show her arrested in four additional cases linked to the student movement casualties. Notably, Ivy is not a named accused in any of the five cases.

On Wednesday, the Appellate Division’s Chamber Court stayed the High Court’s bail order.

Senior lawyer Awlad Hossain, representing Ivy, argued that none of the arrested accused had implicated her and said the fresh arrest petitions were filed solely to delay her release.

He stated that the defence would move the higher court against the orders. - UNB