Former Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Abdul Jalil Mondol was presented before the International Crimes Tribunal on Tuesday in connection with the case filed over the 2013 Shapla Chattar killings during Hefazat-e-Islam’s mass gathering in Motijheel, Dhaka. He had been arrested the previous evening from the capital’s Sabujbagh area.

According to the report, Mondol, a resident of Pabna, previously held several key positions in the police force. He served as Commissioner of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP), Additional Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) during the Hefazat movement, and Additional Director General (Administration) of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB).

The tribunal appearance marks a new development in the long-running investigation into the 2013 Shapla Chattar incident, which remains a significant event in Bangladesh’s recent political and law enforcement history.