Dhaka, Dec. 5 -- Three Supreme Court lawyers on Thursday issued a legal notice to the government demanding the removal of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam within 24 hours, citing allegations raised against him in the newly submitted report of the National Independent Inquiry Commission on the 2009 BDR carnage.

The notice warns that legal action will follow if the government fails to comply.

The notice was served by advocates Md Abdus Samad, Md Shahin Hossain and Md Atiqur Rahman, who argued that the commission's findings cast serious doubt on the IGP's eligibility to remain in the country's top police post at a time when accountability and institutional integrity are under heightened public scrutiny.

They said the governm...