Wife files complaint against 9 including 4 cops
The wife of the former deputy director of Anti-Corruption Commission, who died in police custody recently, lodged a complaint with a Chattogram court today against four police officials and five other people.
Foujia Anwar, wife of the deceased ex-ACC official Sayed Mohammad Shahidullah, filed the complaint with Chattogram Metropolitan Session Judge's Court under the Custodial Death Prevention Act-2013's Section 15(2) and Section 109 of Penal Code.
The court received the complaint and kept it for passing order in this regard, court sources told The Daily Star.
The four accused law enforcers are Chandgaon Police Station Officer-in-Charge Khairul Islam, Inspector (Investigation) Mominur Rahman, Assistant Sub-Inspectors Md Younus and Sohel Rana.
The other accused are SM Asaduzzaman, Jasim Uddin, Md Liton, Rony Akhter Tania, and Koli Akhter.
Shahidullah, a resident of Bahaddarhat Ek Kilometre area, was arrested on October 3, after a court issued an arrest warrant in a case filed by Rony Akhter Tania.
Shahidullah died in police custody on the same night after cops allegedly did not let his family members give the 65-year-old man medicine needed for his heart condition, family members said.
Police refuted the allegation and said officers took Shahidullah to a hospital after he fell ill.
However, the victim's family accused the police of showing sheer negligence and torturing Shahidullah after his arrest, leading to his death.
Terming the incident as a "murder", family members accused police of showing negligence and torturing Shahidullah while he was in custody, despite knowing he was a heart-patient.
Family members also alleged that the warrant and the case [against Shahidullah] were fabricated.
Following the incident, CMP closed ASIs Md Younus and Sohel Rana, who detained him, and attached them to the CMP Dampara Police Lines.
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