Two brothers brutally beaten in cop custody

Azizur Rahman Sohel, 25, and his brother Motiar Rahman Jewel, 22, were admitted to Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) in critical conditions.

RMCH doctors said the brothers were brutally tortured before their admission to the hospital and Sohel is still in danger.

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Sources said Boalia police allegedly kicked, punched and beat up the brothers with batons since they were taken to their custody at around 9:00pm on Wednesday.

The police also allegedly tortured them with electric shock at the station, the sources added.

The brothers were given first aid at the RMCH next morning and finally admitted to the hospital, which was cordoned off by police, at 12noon.

Their relatives told reporters at the RMCH that Boalia police demanded money from the brothers and otherwise threatened to arrest them in a case filed against them.

They scuffled with the law enforcers before they were taken to the police station, eyewitnesses said.

The brothers hit a sub-inspector and a constable and attempted to snatch their arms when police went to arrest them, said police.

Earlier on Wednesday, two admission seekers -- Abdur Rashid and Rubel -- from Chapainawabganj filed a case against them for demanding toll, police added.