Juned Ahmed Chowdhury, Special Correspondent:

An audio recording of Sylhet Metropolitan Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Sohail Reza has already gone viral on social media Facebook. But the mysterious fact is that within a short period of time the audio recording disappeared again. This has created a commotion in Sylhet. However, the investigation revealed sensational information.

It has been learned that the senior police officer stood in the throat of the smugglers who were spreading the illegal Indian stolen goods in different parts of the country by vehicles through the Sylhet-Tamabil highway road. Since joining, he has been carrying out regular raids to bring the smuggling syndicates plying the road under the law. So far, about half a hundred expeditions have been conducted under his leadership. In the investigation, such truth has been found in three police station police sources.

It is also known that he did not condone any injustice during his long career. He was also vocal against many unscrupulous police officers. A few dishonest bribe-taking policemen used to stare at it speechless. It is also known in the investigation that many have been brought under punishment again. Some of those dishonest policemen were picking the pockets of some yellow journalists and giving shelter to the thieves. After joining the present IC of Shahparan (retd.) police outpost, he is working tirelessly day and night to bring those involved in smuggling under the law. Earlier, the former IC was removed from there due to neglect of duty and transferred to Sylhet Metropolitan (DB) Detective Police. Besides, Deputy Commissioner Sohel Razor had a close eye on several other dishonest policemen. Lately, in the heat of the movement, the smugglers have become active again in broad daylight due to some unexpected incidents in the police station. To take advantage of this opportunity, they are trying to spread wild rumors, false and fabricated information through social media. The unscrupulous group’s only goal is to get the attention of the higher authority by spreading rumours. The investigation revealed that the syndicate Gosti had secretly lobbied hard at the headquarters of the police to distract the honest police officer. Meanwhile, the Facebook ID of the person from whom the Bhuiphon audio recording was leaked on Saturday finally disappeared within a short time. At a time when rule of law reforms are underway across the country, the Kuchchri Mahal is trying to turn things around.

When speaking to Deputy Police Commissioner Sohel Reza over the phone, he said, “There is no regret if one has to lose one’s job while following the right path.” He also said that all those who work in the police are not bad, so will my freedom of speech be taken away? Besides, I am not afraid of them because I have never said anything like that to anyone. He said that the media is independent, so I hope you will verify the truth and present the news. He said, the only reason why I could not do anything in my working life is because of my honesty.