Murder case plaintiff ‘abducted, tortured’ in Kurigram

The plaintiff of a murder case was allegedly abducted on Saturday, tortured overnight and forced him to sign on a blank paper in Rowmari upazila of Kurigram.

Sheikh Farid (23), son of Rafiqul Islam of Jhagrachar area in Showlmari union of the upazila, filed the case with Rowmari Police Station following the death of his father.

Miscreants picked up Farid from Jhagrachar area of Rowmari-Dhaka highway around 7:30pm on Saturday and confined him in a house, reports our Lalmonirhat correspondent, quoting the victim.

After he was released at dawn, Farid was admitted to the Rowmari Upazila Health Complex with serious injuries.

While talking to our correspondent at the health complex, Farid said that he was on his way to Rowmari Police Station as he was called by Tuhin Mia, a sub-inspector of the police station and also investigation officer (IO) of the case filed over the death of his father.

When he reached Jhagrachar, five to six men abducted him. "They kept me in a house and tortured me overnight. They allowed me to leave the house early in the morning after taking my signature on a blank paper. Later, I was admitted to Rowmari hospital with injuries," he said.

"I know all of those who abducted me. I gave their names to police," he said, adding that he would file a case with the police station after receiving treatment at the hospital.

Dr Moktarul Islam Selim, a resident medical officer (RMO) of Rowmari Upazila Health Complex, said the victim had injuries on various parts of his body, including his hands and feet.

Contacted, SI Tuhin Mia said the plaintiff of the murder case -- Farid -- was supposed to meet him on Saturday night, the day of the incident, but he did not come.

After hearing of the incident ion Sunday morning, he went to the hospital and met him and heard about it in details, he said.

Rowmari Police Station OC Abu Md Dilwar Hasan Inam said legal action would be taken if complaint is filed with the police stationin this regard.

Farid's father was murdered over land dispute at Char Baraikandi village in Rowmari upazila on May 13 this year. He lodged a murder case accusing 10 persons with Rowmari Police Station on the same day.

The OC said the main accused -- Mukul Mia -- was arrested and is now in jail while another accused -- Sabiya Begum -- secured bail from the court.

Eight other accused -- Abul Hossain (50), his brothers Shakhawat Hossain (38) and Saidur Rahman (32), Naibar Ali (80), Saiful Islam (28) and his brothers Asad Ali (27), Rasedul Islam (25), and Asharful Islam (18) are absconding. All the accused are from Baraikandi village.