Dwip gets 3 more days of remand in Tahsif murder case
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Ahmed Shahriar Reza Dwip was placed on a three-day remand in connection with the murder of former Air Force flight Lt KM Tahsif Souri.
Following the completion of the four-day remand, the case’s investigating officer Tongi Naval Police Outpost Inspector Firoz Uddin Gazipur submitted an application to the Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Tuesday, seeking a seven-day remand.
On the other hand, Dwip’s lawyer, Mutasim Billah, applied for bail on his behalf, requesting the cancellation of the remand.
After hearing arguments from both sides, Metropolitan Magistrate Md Hasan Shahadat ordered a three-day remand.
Tahsif left his house in Uttara, Dhaka, on 27 October upon being called by Dwip. The next day, his body was recovered from the Turag River.
After Tahsif’s father, KM Enayetul Karim, filed a murder case against unidentified individuals at the Uttarkhan Police Station, police arrested Dwip.
Afterwards, a young woman named Jerika Tasnim Disha was arrested. On that night, Tahsif, Dwip, and Disha were seen together at a bar in Uttara in a CCTV footage.
While Dwip was being interrogated in custody, police also took Disha into remand. As Dwip’s previous remand expired, he has now been placed on remand once again.
In the new remand application, the investigating officer Firoz cited eight reasons: reviewing, verifying, analyzing, and observing various CCTV footage in front of Dwip; discovering where Dwip communicated for 15-20 minutes after moving away to another location for a brief period while staying with the victim at the Nest Bar and Restaurant.
The reasons also include: collecting and reviewing the Call Detail Records (CDR) of mobile phones used by the victim, the accused, and others; uncovering the core mystery of the incident in the case; arresting and identifying other unidentified accused individuals; recovering evidence; gathering information regarding the motive for the murder; and determining the place of the homicide.
During the hearing, investigating officer Firoz said Tahsif and Dwip had consumed alcohol and cigarettes at a hotel. An audio recording was found with Tahsif’s mother. He added that further interrogation is required for a proper investigation and to identify the accused.
Tahsif’s name had come into discussion in connection with the release of the video of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina who fled the country to India on 5 August 2024.
Then he lost his job in the Air Force in August of that year. Although Tahsif believed he had to leave his job because of that video, he had denied his involvement with it.
Later, he worked for a time at Netra News and the Bangladesh Cricket Board. Most recently, he was employed as an administration and security officer at an organization named Varg.
