Sub-inspector sued, ASI closed
Sitakunda police yesterday recorded a case against one of its sub-inspectors, Shahed Ali, and his wife Sweety Begum for torturing a minor domestic help at their house in Sitakunda, Chittagong recently.
The case was lodged after Santhia police transferred a written complaint of the victim's father Riaz Uddin to Sitakunda Police Station on Friday night, upon directions from the superintendent of police (SP) of Pabna.
Riaz Uddin, a resident of Kashinathpur Gotanga village, Santhia upazila, Pabna, sent her 10-year-old daughter Romela Khatun to Chittagong for working at the home of Shahed Ali this April.
About two weeks ago, Shahed's wife Sweety Begum pushed Romela into hot water and pressed a hot spoon against the back of the little girl several times. Romela is now under treatment in Pabna Medical College Hospital with deep burns and injuries at almost parts of her body.
On Friday, Riaz Uddin failed to file complaint against Shahed Ali and Sweety Begum, as Santhia police denied recording it on grounds that the place of occurrence was another district.
For not receiving the complaint, Pabna district police administration closed Md Ayub Ali, assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Santhia Police Station, to Pabna Police Line yesterday. The ASI was closed, as he did not help the victim, said Pabna SP Md Jahangir Hossain Matobbar.
Santhia police went to Shahed's in-laws' house at Verakola village in Santhia to arrest him and his wife yesterday. The couple, however, was no available there. Police would continue their efforts to arrest Shahed, said SM Bazlur Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC), Santhia Police Station.
This correspondent repeatedly attempted to contact Shahed over phone, but he did not take the calls.
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