Woman dies in police custody in Jashore

FE Team | Published: June 03, 2024 21:44:49

JASHORE, June 03 (UNB): A 38-year-old woman died in police custody at Abhaynagar upazila in Jashore district on Sunday.
Deceased Afroza Begum's family claimed she was tortured and killed after being falsely implicated.
Afroza was the wife of Jalil Molla from North Bengal Road of the upazila.
Afroza's son Munna Molla, her husband, and other relatives said that ASI Silon Ali and ASI Shamsul Haque of Abhaynagar police station, along with a few other officers, went to their house around midnight on Saturday.
They claimed the police officers planted yaba tablets on her and detained her.
They also alleged that the police looted Tk 0.18 million (1.80 lakh) which they got from selling their battery rickshaw, and tortured her to death for bribe of Tk 0.2 million (2 lakh).
The family demanded justice for her death.
"The police officers tied her hair to a fan and beat her. Around 1am, they took her to the police station. The next morning, we found her very ill at the station. After pleading with the police, she was taken to the Upazila Health Complex," said her son Munna.
The doctors prescribed some tests, but the police did not allow them to be conducted and took her back to the police station, Munna added.