Pichchi Helal, born Imamul Hasan Helal,[1] is a Bangladeshi gangster based in Dhaka.[2] He was freed in August 2024 following which crime increased in his old turf of Mohammadpur.[3]
Career
editHelal was the general secretary of the Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatra Dal Mohammadpur Thana unit.[4][5] He served as the joint secretary of the Dhaka unit of Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatra Dal and the joint general secretary of the central committee of Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatra Dal.[6] The government of Bangladesh placed him on a list of 23 top criminals of Bangladesh on 26 December 2001.[7] It had declared a 50 thousand BDT reward for information leading to his capture.[8]
Helal was involved in the murder of KM Ahmed Raju, ward commissioner of Dhaka, killed on 1 October 2002.[9][10]
Two of Helal's accomplices were detained in 2020 by Rapid Action Battalion.[9]
Arrest
editHelal was arrested on 12 January 2000.[4] He was detained with Ershad and Mahbubul Haq Shafiq from Adabar, Dhaka after a gunfight.[11]
Brigadier general Syed Iftekhar Uddin, Inspector General of Prisons, was threatened after he transferred Helal, Killer Abbas, and Khorshed Alam Rasu outside of Dhaka from Kashimpur Central Jail in June 2016.[12]
Release
editHelal was released after the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government was overthrown on 5 August 2024.[4] He got involved in crime again soon after his release.[13] The Daily Star expressed concerns over public safety after he was accused of being involved in murder after his release.[4][14] The Daily Star had noted the interim government had released 43 criminals and militants since assuming power including Killer Abbas, Sweden Aslam, Freedom Rasu (Khorshed Alam Rasu).[4] A murder case was filed against him and 32 others on 23 September over the murder of two in Mohmmadpur.[15] The two murders were part of an attempt to reestablish control over Muhammadpur by Helal.[16]
References
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- ^ দিগন্ত, Daily Nayadiganta-নয়া. "জামিনে মুক্তি পেয়েই জোড়া খুনের আসামি 'পিচ্চি হেলাল'". Daily Nayadiganta (নয়া দিগন্ত) : Most Popular Bangla Newspaper (in Bengali). Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ a b c d e "Citizens' safety must come first". The Daily Star. 2024-09-24. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
- ^ "২৪ বছর পর জামিনে মুক্ত 'পিচ্চি হেলাল'". www.kalerkantho.com. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ "২৪ বছর পর জামিনে মুক্ত 'পিচ্চি হেলাল'". Kaler Kantho. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ Hasan, Mahmudul (2024-09-09). "Fear of escalation in crime as top criminals freed from jail". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
- ^ "Top terrors control underworld from jail, abroad". Daily Sun. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ a b "শীর্ষ সন্ত্রাসী পিচ্চি হেলালের সহযোগীসহ গ্রেফতার ৩". Jagonews24.com. 28 June 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Murders drop, still way high". The Daily Star. 2003-01-01. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ "3 alleged criminals held in city". The Daily Star. 2000-01-13. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
- ^ "IG prisons gets threat". Prothomalo. 2016-06-18. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ "কারাগার থেকে বের হয়েই খুনোখুনিতে পিচ্চি হেলাল". Bhorer Kagoj. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Mollah, Shaheen; Khan, Mohammad Jamil (2024-09-24). "Released top criminals at it again". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
- ^ "শীর্ষ সন্ত্রাসী পিচ্চি হেলালসহ ৩২ জনের নামে মামলা". Jugantor. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "মোহাম্মদপুরে জোড়া খুন : পিচ্চি হেলালসহ ৬ জনের বিরুদ্ধে মামলা". dhakapost.com (in Bengali). 2024-09-23. Retrieved 2024-09-30.