The New Nation - Internet Edition

Court Correspondent

A court of Dhaka yesterday issued non-bailable warrant of arrest against Magistrate Nani Gopal Biswas of the Directorate of Primary Education for disobeying an order of Women and Children Repression Tribunal 2.

Manjurul Basit, Judge, Women and Children Repression Tribunal 2 of Dhaka has noted in his order, the matter of the case is of sentimental nature and Nani Gopal Biswas is a witness in the case. He has been made aware of the date of the case, yet he did not appear before the court to perform his professional duty due to lack of accountability.

Accused Magistrate Nani Gopal is presently employed with Primary Education Directorate at Mirpur of the city. He was earlier summoned to appear before the court and later warrant was issued against him. It has been learned, the Judge of the court himself and the concerned public prosecutor informed Nani Gopal of recording his deposition yet he did not appear before the court, which delayed the trial process, Earlier recording the depositions of all other witnesses were completed.

It has been gathered, at 12 noon on December 29, 2005 Babu, a seven-year-old child was abducted from the road in front of 8/1, West Jatrabari in the city. Later abductor Zakir Hossain claimed a ransom of Taka 10 lakh from Fatema Begum, mother of the child Babu.

His mother filed a case with Demra Thana of the city. Police arrested Zakir and recovered child Babu. Nani Gopal Biswas a metropolitan Magistrate of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court at that time recorded the depositions of Babu.