Psychiatric patient mysteriously dies in drug rehab
A CCTV footage of a privately owned drug rehabilitation centre in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia raised question over the death of a first-year Hons student with schizophrenia.
The 19-year-old victim -- Kamruzzaman Imon, honours student of Rajshahi City College -- was sent to the drug rehabilitation centre -- Samarpan -- by his father Ezazul Azim Ripon where he died on Monday morning.
Yesterday, a leaked CCTV footage of the drug rehabilitation centre showed a group of people indiscriminately beating Imon tiding his hands and legs a day before his death.
According to Ripon, he brought back his son to home from his college on November 12.
As his health condition was deteriorating, Imon was taken to Pabna Mental Hospital on Friday, he said.
“We could not admit Imon to the hospital as we could not submit the required documents for admission at that time. Doctors there asked me to return to the hospital with all the documents.”
Later on November 19, Imon was admitted to Samarpan following family members’ suggestion, he said.
“I came to know [on Monday] that Imon was admitted to Mirpur Upazila Health Complex following a cardiac arrest. I rushed there and found my son dead,” he added.
On information, police detained three -- Abdul Matin, 57, owner of Samarpan, Habib Uddin Malitha, 52, supervisor of Samarpan, and Mintu Hossain, 26, who beat Imon up -- yesterday, said Abul Kalam, officer-in-charge of Mirpur Police Station.
The victim’s father did not file any complaint in connection with Imon’s death even after repeated requests, the OC said.
Asked, Ripon said he did not file any complaint as he would not get his son back.
Upazila Health Officer Selim Uddin Farazi, who examined Imon’s body, said he found marks on the body that suggested that Imon was tortured before death.
“We will be able to share further detail after receiving autopsy report,” he added.
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