A Dhaka court on Tuesday  placed former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun on a 43-day remand in connection with eight cases filed over the killings during July-August mass uprising. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shahin Reza passed the order after a hearing when he was produced before the court. The court placed Mamun on 38-day remand in seven cases over the deaths of seven people in Jatrabari and on five-day remand in a case involving the death of 27-year-old Tahir Zaman Priyo filed at New Market Police Station. The prosecution argued for the remand, while the defense requested bail and the cancellation of the remand order. Read: Inu, Menon, Palak, ex-IGP Mamun sent to jail after remand Mamun’s lawyer said that he had previously been on an 18-day remand in four other cases and claimed that the new remand was politically motivated. "These cases are part of a revenge  against him," the lawyer said. On the same day, the court also approved showing Mamunarrested in several cases filed at Adabor, Kadamtali, and Jatrabari police stations. Read more: Saber Hossain placed on 5-day remand