Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) of Ramna Division Harun-or-Rashid has been withdrawn from Ramna Division police over mercilessly beating up two central Chhatra League leaders at the Shahbagh Police Station.

Harun was attached to public order management, DMP commissioner Khandaker Golam Farruq confirmed this.

Responding to a question about ADC Harun, DMP Joint Commissioner Biplab Kumar Sarkar said that ADC Harun has been withdrawn from Ramna division. He will be attached to the POM. An immediate order will be issued regarding his transfer. Later, a probe committe will be formed to investigate the incident.

An allegation has been raised against ADC Harun that he beat up two BCL leaders after taken them to Shahbagh Police Station on Saturday night. Later, the critically injured two leaders were admitted to hospital.

The BCL leaders are Central Organising Secretary and Dhaka University's Fazlul Haque Hall President Anwar Hossain Naeem and Central Science Affairs Secretary and Shahidullah Hall General Secretary Sharif Ahmed Munim.

It is learnt that Harun and a female police official were gossiping at BIRDEM General Hospital on Saturday (September 9) evening. At that time, the female official's husband went there alongwith two BCL leaders and the duo were sitting together.

Then an altercation took place between ADC Harun, the BCL leaders and the man over the issue.

ADC Harun called some other police members and took the two BCL leaders to Shahbagh Police Station Later they beat up the two leaders at the police station mercilessly.