GULSHAN CAFÉ ATTACK Tahmid acquitted of charge

A Dhaka metropolitan court on Sunday acquitted Bangladeshi origin Canadian student Tahmid Hasib Khan, one of the survivors of the Gulshan café attack on July 1, 2016, of the charge of hiding information from the police about the extremist attack.
Metropolitan magistrate Mahmudul Hasan pronounced the verdict in presence of lone accused Tahmid observing that the charge brought against him was not proved.
Police lodged a case against Tahmid with Vatara police station in October 2016 for hiding information about the attack on Holey Artisan Bakery. The trial against Tahmid began on January 10.
After the conclusion of the hearing of arguments of both the prosecution and defence, the court on March 20 posted for April 6 Sunday the pronouncement of the verdict. On April 6, the date was deferred till Sunday.
Tahmid along with former North-South University teacher Hasnat Reza Karim was shown arrested under Section 54 of the Code of Criminal Procedure on August 3 on suspicion of having links with the Gulshan café attackers who killed 22 people, including 17 foreigners and two police officers.
Army commandos in their ‘operation thunderbolt’ ended the hostage crisis, killing five suspected attackers and one of the chefs of the upscale restaurant on August 2, 2016.
The section 54 allows police to arrest a person without a warrant if there is a reasonable suspicion that the person is involved in a crime.
On August 20, a court remanded Tahmid in judicial custody in jail rejecting his bail prayer when he was produced before the court on completion of interrogation in police custody.
Tahmid was released on bail on October 2, 2016.
A Dhaka court relieved Tahmid of suspicion of involvement in the attack on October 5, 2016.
The court on October 5, 2016 also accepted a petition filed by the investigation officer of the Gulshan café attack case to file a prosecution report under Section 176 of the Penal Code against Tahmid on charge of not cooperating with the investigation by providing information.
Section 176 states that a person who intentionally refuses to provide information to public servants, such as law enforcement officers, is punishable by law.
After his arrest, Tahmid was remanded in police custody for interrogation for 14 days on two occasions. 

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