Torture on Kadar: OC Helal’s jail sentence upheld
A Dhaka court today upheld a lower court verdict that had sentenced former police officer Md Helal Uddin to three years' imprisonment for torturing a former Dhaka University student.
On May 17, 2015, the verdict was delivered in Helal's absence. The court on May 31, 2015 sent Helal to jail on surrender.
Then a student of biochemistry and molecular biology, Kadar was detained on charges of robbery while he was returning to his dormitory around 1:30am on July 16, 2011.
Later, police implicated Kadar in three false cases. But following media outcry, the High Court on July 28, 2011 ordered the police to probe into the incident.
Three officials of Khilgaon Police Station, including officer-in-charge Helal, were suspended and Kadar was released on bail on August 3, 2011. Kadar was acquitted of all the charges in 2012. He sued Helal on January 23, 2012 for torturing him and filing the false cases.
While talking to The Daily Star today, Kader expressed his satisfaction over the judgement.
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