A Dhaka court on Monday granted bail to retired Major General Golam Mohiuddin Chowdhury in a case filed over alleged vandalism, looting and theft at the New Gini Properties Limited project site near ECB Chattar.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Aminul Islam Junaid granted him bail on a bond of Tk 2,000 after a hearing, according to the DMP prosecution division.

Mohiuddin was produced before the court after serving a three-day remand.

Detective Branch inspector Jehad Hossain, also the investigating officer in the case, sought his detention in jail, while advocate Mohammad Abul Kalam Khan, general secretary of the Dhaka Bar Association, sought bail on his behalf.

The court granted bail until the next hearing, scheduled for October 28.

Mohiuddin was arrested on September 30 from a residence in Segunbagicha under Ramna Police Station. The court had placed him on a three-day remand on October 1.

According to the case statement, a group of people allegedly entered the New Gini Properties project site in Dakshin Manikdi under Cantonment Police Station on September 26 at around 11:20 pm, armed with firearms, machetes, daggers, iron rods and sticks.

The complaint alleges that the group fired blank shots, assaulted a site engineer and a security guard, and looted cash and other valuables.

It also alleges that they vandalised the project’s office, damaged its gates and equipment, and stole construction materials and a scooter.

The complaint further alleges that the group caused damage to the studio of content creator Salman Muqtadir.

Md Saiful Islam Emon filed the case with Cantonment Police Station, naming 10 people and accusing 150 to 200 unidentified individuals.