Death of Rayhan: Another cop arrested
Another suspended constable -- Harunur Rashid -- was arrested by the Police Bureau of Investigation early yesterday from Sylhet Police Lines.
The arrestee was produced before a Sylhet court in the afternoon. The court of Metropolitan Magistrate Sharmin Khanom Nila placed him on a five-day remand, said PBI Inspector Muhidul Islam, the case's investigation officer.
On October 20, another suspended constable Titu Chandra Das was arrested by PBI and a Sylhet court granted five-day remand for him.
Rayhan (33), a resident of the city's Neharipara area, died at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital at 7:50am on October 11, around an hour after he was admitted there by police.
The next day, his wife filed a case accusing several unnamed persons, mentioning that Rayhan was tortured in Bandarbazar police outpost for money which led to his death.
Finding initial involvement of on-duty policemen of the outpost, Sylhet Metropolitan Police suspended four including the in-charge and sub-inspector Akbar Hossain Bhuiyan and withdrew another three.
The prime suspect, SI Akber, has been absconding since October 12. Another SI of the outpost, Hasan Uddin, was suspended on Tuesday for helping Akbar flee after the incident.
Muhammad Khaled-uz-Zaman, special police superintendent of PBI in Sylhet, said, "So far, we've recorded testimony of three witness constables and arrested two constables in the case."
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