Drowned Man
Family unhappy with police over case filing
Family of Azibor Khan, who drowned on Wednesday after being chased by police, expressed dissatisfaction about police for filing a case against unidentified persons in this regard.
Azizul Khan, Azibor's brother, yesterday said they wanted to file a murder case against some police and locals of capital's Demra.
He alleged some law enforcers misled Azizul's wife, Lily Begum, and lodged the case with her permission.
On the eve of a hartal on Wednesday, Azizul jumped into a pond in Demra and drowned. He jumped into the pond to avoid being captured by law enforcers and locals who were chasing him.
According to Mohammad Ferdous, Azibor's friend, they were riding a rickshaw when they passed a police check post near local poultry farms in the area.
Police signalled them to stop but feeling afraid before a hartal, they asked the rickshaw-puller to speed up, Ferdous said, adding that police then gave chase.
However, Azizul said he had heard that police along with locals beat up Azibor and threw him into the pond.
He said Azibor had been a good swimmer and could have escaped if he had jumped into the pond himself.
Moniruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Demra Police Station, however, said Lily herself filed the case.
He said after the rickshaw did not pullover at the check post they did not chase them.
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