Dhaka: A Dhaka court on Tuesday again placed Bakhtiar Alam Rony, son of Awami League lawmaker Pinu Khan, on a two-day police custody for quizzing in a case filed for reportedly shooting two people to death with his firearm in the capital’s New Eskaton area.

Rony has been placed on total 10 days of police custody for questioning, following four days each time twice.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Aminul Haque passed the order after Rony was produced before the court.

The court also rejected the bail petition filed by Rony’s lawyer Kazi Najibullah Hiru.

Earlier, the court fixed 30 June for hearing the petition for a seven-day police custody, submitted by investigation officer of the case sub-inspector of Detective Branch (DB) Dipak Kumar Das on 28 June.

On 13 April, Rony, said to be a drug addict, allegedly opened fire on people indiscriminately near Janakantha Bhaban in New Eskaton area from his car, leaving two people—rickshaw-puller Abdul Hakim and Janakantha’s auto-rickshaw driver Yakub—injured with bullets.

Hakim succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on 15 April while Yeakub died at the hospital on 23 April.

On 15 April, a case was filed with Ramna Police Station against unidentified people in this connection.

On 1 June, law enforces arrested Rony from his Dhanmondi residence in connection with the firing.