Detained former chief of National Security Intelligence (NSI) Abdur Rahim yesterday slipped and fell on a windowsill and injured his right eye while using bathroom at CID's Chittagong divisional headquarters.The incident happened before dawn when electricity went out, said Mohammad Muslim, special superintendent of police (SSP) in Chittagong CID.Rahim, who along with another ex-NSC boss Major Gen (retd) Rezzaqul Haider, was held on Saturday in connection with 10 truckloads of arms and ammunition seized in Chittagong five years ago, needed several stitches to close a cut on the upper-lid.As he was under treatment, the interrogators did not quiz him.They however continued questioning Rezzaqul who gave some information on the last day of his three-day remand yesterday, said sources close to the interrogators of Criminal Investigation Department.His information bears some similarity to the confessional statement made by former NSI director (security) Sahab Uddin, they added.Meanwhile, State Minister for Home Tanjim Ahmad Sohel Taj yesterday told journalists that the sources of funds for the arms shipment and persons involved are coming out gradually.He said the BNP-Jamaat coalition government had attempted to cover up the truth and divert attention from the arms haul case. Our Chittagong office adds: The two ex-NSI chiefs might be brought face to face with Sahab Uddin to verify the information gleaned so far, said SSP Muslim.The two would be produced before the court with a prayer for fresh remand today, he told The Daily Star.CID sources said Rahim was first rushed to the police hospital in adjoining Dampara Police Lines. Later, he was taken to Chittagong Eye Infirmary and Training Complex at Pahartali.He came out of the hospital at around 1:30pm, said the sources and witnesses.SOHEL TAJAbout the investigation into the Chittagong arms haul, the state minister for home said, "We have given the investigators a free rein. In no circumstances will we allow the probe to be influenced by any quarters.”About BNP Joint General Secretary Nazrul Islam Khan's remark that there's an ulterior motive behind bringing up Tarique Rahman's name in the arms smuggling, he said they did not name anyone. Asked if the CID would be allowed to grill the influential persons of the previous alliance government, Sohel Taj said they would back the investigators to reveal the truth.
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