Torture on Tajuddin's Grandson
Suspend two SIs
HC asks police
The High Court yesterday directed the police authorities to suspend two sub-inspectors of Gulshan Police Station and transfer two other officers in connection with torture on Rakib Hossain, a grandson of the country's first Prime Minister Tajuddin Ahmed.
Sub-inspectors Soumen Barua and Mostafiz should remain suspended till completion of investigation into the incident, the court said, asking the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to investigate the incident and submit the report in 30 days.
Hearing a suo moto rule, the court directed the inspector general of police (IGP) and the commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) to transfer Assistant Commissioner of Gulshan zone Ashraful Azim Miah and Officer-in-Charge of Gulshan Police Station Shah Alam during the period of the investigation.
The HC bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik and Justice Jahangir Hossain Selim also kept the four police officers standing for about five hours in the courtroom for the third time yesterday, for their alleged involvement in the torture.
According to some news reports, SI Soumen and Mostafiz tortured Rakib when he along with a friend parked his car before a roadside restaurant in Gulshan on February 10.
Rokanuddin Mahmud appeared for the police officials and SM Rezaul Karim stood for Rakib's family.
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