Guilty policemen must be punished

We are upset and frightened to know that a section of the police force has turned into abusers. News of atrocities committed by policemen is now a regular phenomenon.

We learned that BB Assistant Director Golam Rabbani who was tortured by police on January 9 has allegedly received “indirect threats” to refrain from seeking legal action against his tormentors. It has further been disclosed that two men posing as journalists entered his cabin in Dhaka Medical College Hospital and said things which amount to potential threats. 

In another incident of police brutality on January 15, a sub-inspector along with his subordinates beat up a staff of Dhaka South City Corporation official Bikash Chandra Das without any reason.

Police atrocities are increasing day by day and in the last two years, it has increased alarmingly. Shouldn't the reasons behind this be analysed and steps taken to rein in the offending policemen?

Nur Jahan
Chittagong