Brutal Torture on RU Student
Fellows demand punishment to BCL perpetrators
Students of history department of Rajshahi University (RU) yesterday formed a human chain and held a rally demanding immediate punishment to Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) cadres who seriously injured Nasirullah Nasim, a student of the department.
BCL cadres beat up Nasirullah Nasim, a fourth year history student of RU, and a resident of Shah Makhdoom Hall, and pushed him down from the first floor of the hall on Sunday.
Critically injured Nasirullah Nasim was taken to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital, given primary treatment there and sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Sunday night following doctors' suggestion.
Sunday's incident happened following a dispute over distribution of iftar token among the students of Shah Makhdoom Hall on the occasion of National Mourning Day.
Police arrested two BCL men during a raid at the hall around three hours after the incident and a case was filed with Motihar police station accusing ten BCL men on Sunday night.
At a rally on the campus yesterday, the students alleged that BCL cadres Zahidul Islam, Zahurul Islam, Toufikul Islam and Lutfar Rahman, all loyal to BCL RU unit President Awal Kabir Joy, swooped on Nasim and beat him up indiscriminately and pushed him down from the first floor of the dormitory, leaving him critically injured.
They urged the university authorities and law enforcers to take steps for immediate punishment to the BCL cadres.
The students alleged that BCL cadres were involved in clashes, extortion and other crimes at different halls on the campus and several hundred students had to leave their dormitories due to threat by BCL activists but the university authorities have failed to take proper steps against the responsible people.
Around five hundred students of history department were present at the programme.
Earlier, the students formed a human chain in front of the university central library to press home their demand.
Prof Dulal Chandra Ray, provost of Shah Makhdoom Hall, said that they would take stern action against the BCL men involved in the incident.
RU proctor Prof Chowdhury Muhammad Zakaria told the correspondent that he urged the law enforcers to take legal steps in this regard.
Abul Khair, officer-in-charge of Motihar Police Station, said they would take legal steps against the arrestees after primary investigation.
"We will conduct drives to arrest the attackers of Nasim," the OC added.
Meanwhile, Md Munna, an activist of Opu group, filed a case with Motihar Police Station accusing 12 activists of Joy group of carrying out the attack.
The accused include Jahidur Rahman, a master's student of Social Work Department, Zohurul Islam of Public Administration Department, Lutfor Rahman of Zoology Department, Towfiqur Rahman of Bangla Department.
A tense situation was prevailing on the campus. Additional police forces have been deployed to avert any untoward incident.
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