Tortured in broad daylight: 3 Cox’s Bazar women get bail

A court in Cox's Bazar granted bail to three women, who were tortured in broad daylight following a "cattle theft" incident at Harbang union in Cox's Bazar's Chakoria on Friday.

Judge Rajib Kumar Dev of Cox's Bazar Senior Judicial Magistrate's Court passed the order this morning, our local correspondent reports quoting defence lawyer Md Ilias Arif.

The bail order came when the three women -- Parvin, her daughters Selina Akhter Sheuli and Rozina Akhter and two other accused Emran, Parvin's son, and Chuttu -- were produced before the court, said lawyer Ilias Arif.

"The court however sent Emran and Chuttu to jail after rejecting their bail petition today," Ilias added.

The five were tortured in broad daylight following an incident of "cattle theft" and were paraded through villages with their hands tied with rope on Friday.

After abuse and humiliation, the five were handed over to Harbang police outpost. A video footage and some images of the incident went viral on social media on Saturday night, creating outcry across the country.

The case was filed against the five for cattle theft with the station on Friday night.