The then OC AFM Syed of Ashulia Police Station, the 'mastermind' of the incident of burning dead bodies after 46 people were shot dead in Ashulia student movement, has been arrested from Cox's Bazar.

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He was arrested from Cox's Bazar and brought to Dhaka on Wednesday (October 30) night. Currently Syed is kept in Shahbag police station.

Syed will be produced before the International Tribunal on Thursday (October 31). There was an arrest warrant against him.

The Awami League government fell due to the resignation and departure of Sheikh Hasina on August 5.

Later that afternoon, when several videos of more bodies being piled up and then burnt came to light, there was an uproar across the country.

It is known that OC Syed directly participated as the director of the horrible and hellish incident. At that time he was doing duty in civil dress. He was wearing a blue polo shirt, black trousers. Bandage on one hand. There was a wireless set in the trouser pocket. He consumed one cigarette after another in great tension.

Eyewitnesses of inspector, sub-inspector and constable ranks 4 police officers who were present at the spot that day were spoken to. On the condition of anonymity, they said that the then officer-in-charge (OC) of Ashulia police station, AFM Syed, was in charge of everything that happened before the body was taken to the van.

It was on his orders that the then In-charge Sub-Inspector (SI) of Ashulia Police Investigation Center Arafat Uddin and Ashulia Police Station Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Monir procured petrol for the body. Petrol was brought in plastic bottles. Petrol was sprinkled on the car in 3 rounds.

It should be noted that on February 23, 2006, AFM Syed, who joined the police in the position of SI (unarmed), No. 4 Miapara Mohalla of Khulna metropolis. Ismail's son. His police contact number is BP-8006145336.