Body to probe ‘police torture’ on Habiganj journo

HABIGANJ, June 02 (UNB): A three-member probe body has been formed to investigate the alleged torture on a local journalist in police custody on Saturday.

A three-member body headed by Additional Police Super Robiul Islam was formed to look into the allegation, said acting superintendent of police ASM Shamsur Rahman.

The committee has also been asked to submit a report within three working days, he added.

On Thursday night, police arrested Sirajul Islam Jibon, district assistant correspondent of Channel S, early Friday from his residence at Gorurbazar in the district town on charges of carrying out attack on law enforcers.

On Friday morning, police took the journalist to hospital citing that he was injured in mass beating. Later in the afternoon a district court sent him to jail after he was produced before it for attacking policemen.

Meanwhile, several cultural organisations formed human chains in the town on Saturday demanding immediate release of Jibon and punishment of the policemen involved in the torture.