9 policemen sued in Chittagong

Victim's wife Gulzar Begum filed the case with a metropolitan magistrate's court after a Bangladesh Society for the Enforcement of Human Rights (BSEHR) probe report revealed that Kanchon died following torture in police custody.

Md. Kanchon, died on Friday (October 31) morning within 24 hours of his arrest by police from his house at Maddhyam Shahid Nagar under Bayezid thana in the city.

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After hearing the case, the court of Metropolitan Magistrate Monwarul Islam directed the Deputy Commissioner (north) of Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) to investigate the incident and inform the court about the probe report.

The case was filed accusing nine persons including Sub-Inspector Tozammel Haq of Bayezid police station, his four colleagues and police source Giasuddin.

Kotwali thana BSEHR provided legal assistance to the victim's wife.

Police arrested Md. Kanchon, son of Shamsul Haq, from his house at 3.00 am on Thursday and produced him before the court at around noon.

He was admitted to jail hospital the same day. Later, Kanchon was rushed to Chittagong Medical College Hospital where the on-duty doctors declared him dead in the early hours of Friday.

Earlier, Kanchon's wife Gulzer Begum alleged that police arrested her husband and beat up him mercilessly.

When the body was returned it was bruised all over with blood coming out from the ears and mouth. His left eye was also seriously damaged, she alleged.