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( A H UMAN RIGHTS O RGANIZA TION FOR J USTICE , R EHABILITATION & D EVELOPMENT )===========================================================================================

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Sued against nine police and prison officials alleging to take bribe, torture in custodyand death due to negligence after torture.

A petition case being has been filed on March 21, 2012 against nine (9) police and prisonofficials including Jail Superintendent & Jailor of Naogaon district jail as well as former Officer inCharge (OC) and present second officer of Badalgachhi police Station under Naogaon districtwith the Judicial Magistrate Court, Naogaon under section 161/ 164/323/324/304 (KA) 34/506alleging to take bribe, torture in custody and death due to negligence. The case has been filedby Mrs. Afroza Begum, wife of the victim Abdul Bari Dulu of village South Kanda (Mistripara) inBadalgachhi Police Station under Naogaon district with direct support of the human rightsorganization JusticeMakers Bangladesh.

The accused were identified as Anwaruzzaman, Jail Superintendent; Faruk Ahmed, Jailer ofNaogoan district jail; Mahfuzul Haque, former Officer in Charge (OC) of Badalgachhi PoliceStation; District Jail Pharmacist Jahed Nurul Islam; Rafiqul Islam, Sub Inspector; TouhidulAlam, Sub Inspector; Karibul Hasan, Sub Inspector; Rabiul Islam, Assistant sub Inspector and

Abdul Razzak, constable of Badalgachhi police station under naogaon district.

The learned No-5 Naogaon Judicial Magistrate Court of Cognizance registered the case beingnumber C.R 34(Badal)/2012. Later, the learned Judicial Magistrate of Mr. Abu BasedMohammad Bulu Miah recorded the statement of the complainant Mrs. Afroza Begum, wife ofthe victim and pleased to pass an order to submit the report about whether any unnatural death(UD) case had been registered or not previously to the Sodar police station of Naogaon districtregarding the death of the victim by May 13, 2012.

According to complaint, the victim Abdul Barik Dulu and the wife of the victim as well as thecomplainant of this case Mrs. Afroza Begum had gradually been compelled to give a lot of bribeto the police officer of Badalgachhi police station for not arresting the victim as well as notattaching the goods of their home in connection of an order passed by the Chief MetropolitanMagistrate Court connecting a fraud case filed with the Shahbag police station in Dhaka


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Metropolitan Police. Continuance of it, Mr. Rabiul Islam, Sub Inspector of Badalgachhi policestation demanded 20,000/= BDT for not arresting the victim on December 16, 2011 as well asnot attaching the goods of their house. Furthermore, he demanded more 50,000/= Taka for notarresting the victim ad also not attaching the goods of their home by next two months.According to his demand the complainant provided BDT 5000/- to the accused sub inspectorthrough Mr. Abdul Jalil, Member of Mithapur Union Parishad on December 18, 2011 and alsopromised to give more 20,000/=BDT by December 28, 2011.

Meanwhile, Touhidul Alam, sub inspector of Badalgachhi police station arrested the victim onDecember 20, 2011 morning and tortured in Badalgachhi police station using electric shock,kicking with boot, slapping, beating with baton on toe for whole night. Later, the victim was laiddown at floor of the police custody while his physical condition was deteriorated feeding oralsaline.

Getting news of the deteriorating condition of the victim on December 21, 2011 morning, thewife of the victim went to the police station where Karibul Hasan, sub inspector of the said

police station asked her to give BDT 20,0000/= for the proper treatment of the victim. But thewife of the victim failed to meet up his demand due to unavailability of demeaned money. Thentwo police constables took the victim to the out door of Badlagachhi Upazila Health Complexand moved forward to Naogaon district Magitrate Court after primarity treatment. Then, thevictim was handed over the court police of Naogaon district Judicial Magistrate court where thevictim was laid down on the bench in to the court custody.

There after the victim was appeared to the Judicial Magistrate of Naogaon district with the helpof court police and the learned magistrate pleased to pass an order to send him to jail custodywith proper treatment on December 21, 2011. But the authority of Naogaon district jail failed togive adequate treatment of the victim providing eye washing treatment by a jail pharmacist. Onnight of the same date the physical condition of the victim was deteriorated, but the jail authoritydid not take any initiative to admit him immediately to a hospital with adequate medical facilitiesout side of the jailon that night, rather he was admitted to Naogaon general hospital on thefollowing day December 22. 2011 morning, kept in bar fetters (danda beri) and hand cufffastened with bed by thick rope with unhygienic environment.

Being informed about the deteriorating condition of the victim, the wife of the victim rushed thehospital around at noon and tried to be touch of the unconscious victim for clearing his cloththat was dirty with stool and urine left by the victim. But the jail police did not allow her to betouch with the victim, rather gave advice to bring permission from the jail authority. Finallyaround at 7.15 pm the victim was dead due to negligence of treatment and some unknownperson came and open the bar fetters (danda beri) and hand cuff and escaped immediately.

A high level fact finding mission of Justice makers Bangladesh comprising three members, ledby Advocate Shahanur Islam, founding secretary general of JusticeMakers Bangladesh hadbeen conducted regarding the incident of this gross violation of human rights visiting the spot,taking statement of the witness, alleged perpetrators and concerned authorities. During the factfinding investigation, the Second officer of Badalgachhi police station confessed about takingbribe from the victim and proudly announced that they were entitled to take illegal money fromaccused person for the cost of fuel, tea and cigarette and also threatened to Mr. ShahanurIslam, chief of the fact finding team not to move forward about that matter in future.Furthermore, he made alert to Mr. Islam stating if Mr. Islam would not stop his activitiesconnecting the incident gross violation, he would face more problems in future.

As Mrs. Afroza Begum, wife of the victim was a poor man with no ability to bear cost regardinglegal battle to get justice bringing the perpetrators before the book, she sued the case with thedirect assistant of human rights organization JusticeMakers Bangladesh.

Advocate Shahanur Islam, founding secretary general of JusticeMakers Bangladesh andAdvocate Ashik Al Imran Hillol moved the case on behalf the complainant.


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You are requested to visit the following links to read news published in difference English andBengali news media regarding the case:http://www.banglanews24.com/English/detailsnews.php?nssl=8d47aebdb84e4e7eaf27978a8fd00fe8&nttl=2012032236620

http://www.banglakhobor24.net/2012/03/21/bangladesh/rajshahi/news/13099/ http://www.eidgongnews.com/?p=3860

http://www.bdreport24.com/archives/69156 http://www.unitednews24.com/2012/03/21/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%81-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AA/

http://www.rtnn.net/details.php?id=44559

http://www.dailyjanakantha.com/news_view.php?nc=14&dd=2012-03-22&ni=90684

http://www.bangla.se/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7753:2012-03-21-18-49-01&catid=34:bangla-news&Itemid=50

http://www.sylheteralo.com/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%81%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%B8/

http://www.ajkalerkhabarbd.com/pages/details/2012/03/22/40369

http://www.jjdin.com/?view=details&type=single&pub_no=75&cat_id=3&menu_id=16&news_type_id=1&index=5

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