Pak national robbed

The victim, Syed Junnun Anas, was also harassed by the police when he went to the Uttara Police station to file a case.

Syed Anas came to Dhaka to visit his sister at Uttara. When he was on his way to his sister's residence at about 11:00pm, a gang of muggers looted his valuables at gunpoint.

The criminals fled the scene in a car, the number plate of which was covered by a paper.

Soon after the incident, the victim along with his two relatives rushed to Uttara police station to file a case. But the duty officer sub-inspector (SI) Abdul Awal and officer-in-charge (OC) Akhteruzzaman discouraged him to file any case, the victim alleged.

Instead, the law enforcers suggested lodging a general diary (GD), saying that if he files a case he would have to suffer a lot, said the airlines official.

The victim told BDNEWS that he did not file any GD as police refused to register a case based on his allegation.

When asked, OC Akhteruzzaman denied the allegation against him.

He said, "I had encouraged the Pakistani national to file a case, but he did not want to do so. Rather, he wanted to file a GD, saying that his passport was missing."

The OC, however, said, "I would register it as a case as soon as the victim comes to the police station."

When contacted, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner (DMP) SM Mizanur Rahman said he would take proper action in this regard.