Torture on Magura Army Man

Arrest warrant against brutal policemen

14 September 2009, 17:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Magura

A Magura court yesterday issued warrant of arrest against Babukhali police camp in-charge assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Lutfur Rahman and constable Mohammad Murad Hossain following a case for torturing a retired army man at Babukhali village in Mohammadpur upazila of the district. Victim's wife Mosammat Halima Khatun filed the petition case with the court of Senior Judicial Magistrate Manjurul Imam at around 1:15pm yesterday. Earlier on Saturday, Lutfur Rahman was suspended on charge of torturing Tayebur at Babukhali police camp. In the petition, plaintiff Halima Khatun stated that ASI Lutfur arrived at their house adjacent to the camp uncalled-for at around 8:30am on Friday and interfered to a quarrel between her and her husband Tayebur Rahman, a retired army personnel. As her husband protested Lutfur's interference, the ASI returned to the camp threatening him of dire consequences. After a while, Lutfur along with constable Mohammad Murad Hossain went to the house again and forcibly took Tayebur to the camp and beat him mercilessly, Halima said in the petition. They even uprooted nails of his two toes with forceps, leaving him critically injured, she added. As the news spread, angry people of Babukhali village laid siege to the police camp and demanded release of Tayebur. They withdrew the siege at around 11:00am after Magura Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mihir Kumar Das rushed to Babukhali police camp and assured proper action against the responsible police officer. The ASP sent Tayebur to Magura Sadar Hospital where he is undergoing treatment in a critical condition. Authorities on Saturday formed a one-member investigation committee comprising ASP Mihir Kumar Das to probe the incident of torture on Tayebur but the body did not submit its findings as of filing this report yesterday afternoon.