Three suspects have been arrested and subjected to drug tests following the death of BUET student Muhtasim Masud (22) in a road accident caused by a reckless private car in Purbachal, Rupganj, Narayanganj. Drug test results revealed that two of the arrested suspects tested positive. All three have been sent to jail.
The drug tests were conducted on Friday, December 20, at the Narayanganj 100-bed General (Victoria) Hospital. Later in the evening, Senior Judicial Magistrate Shafia Sharmin ordered the detention of the suspects. Civil Surgeon Dr. A.F.M. Mosiur Rahman and Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police (Ga-Circle) Mehedi Islam confirmed the results.
The drug tests showed positive results for Mubbin Al Mamun (20), the driver of the private car, and passenger Mirajul Karim (22), while the third suspect, Asif Chowdhury (19), tested negative. Dr. Mosiur Rahman stated, “The first two suspects tested positive for drugs.”
The driver, Mubbin Al Mamun, is the son of retired Brigadier General Abdullah Al Mamun, residing in Mirpur DOHS, Dhaka. Mirajul Karim is the son of Rizwanul Karim of Pirerbagh, Mirpur, and Asif Chowdhury is the son of Bahahuddin Chowdhury of Sector 13, Uttara. All three are students.
ASP Mehedi Islam told the media, “Two of the suspects tested positive for drugs, except Asif. All three have been sent to jail. It is believed the accident occurred due to reckless driving under the influence. An investigation is ongoing, and further details will emerge.”
According to the defense counsel, Advocate Anwar Pradhan, General Secretary of the District Bar Association, “The accident happened due to brake failure. Police have requested a five-day remand for the suspects. The hearing is scheduled for Sunday.”
The accident occurred in the early hours of December 19 at the 300 Feet area of Purbachal Township. Muhtasim Masud, a second-year Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) student at BUET, was killed instantly when a speeding private car struck his motorcycle, which was parked at a police checkpoint. Two of his friends, BUET students Mehedi Hasan Khan (22) and Amit Saha (22), were critically injured and are receiving treatment at Square Hospital and Dhaka Medical College Hospital, respectively.
Muhtasim, a resident of Green Road, Kalabagan, Dhaka, was the son of Masud Mia. Following the incident, his father filed a case under the Road Transport Act at Rupganj Police Station.
The police report states that Muhtasim and his two friends had gone to the 300 Feet Neela Market area for dinner on Thursday evening. While returning home around 3:00 a.m., their motorcycle was stopped at a police checkpoint for questioning. At that moment, a private car, driven recklessly, struck the parked motorcycle, killing Muhtasim on the spot and injuring his two friends.
Police officers at the checkpoint apprehended the driver and two passengers of the car and recovered an empty liquor bottle and a beer can from the vehicle. The suspects were then taken to Rupganj Police Station for further investigation.
