Judicial probe ordered into custodial death

A Dhaka court has ordered a judicial investigation into the alleged custodial killing of 'jhut' dealer Mahabubur Rahman Sujon at Mirpur Police Station. The victim's wife Mamtaj Sultana Lucy filed a case against 10 people, including Mirpur police OC Salauddin Ahmed and Sub-Inspector Jahidur Rahman, with the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions court on Sunday. Judge Md Jahurul Haq accepted the case plea. Six people, including the plaintiff, have been named as witnesses. On July 12, a police team led by SI Jahid detained Sujon, his wife and five-year old son from their Shankar residence and took them to Mirpur Police Station. Sujon's family claimed that police had tortured him in a separate room. Doctors declared him dead the following day when he was taken to hospital. SI Jahid was suspended hours after Sujon’s family had pointed a finger at him. He was arrested on Wednesday after the post-mortem report said the ‘jhut’ trader had been murdered. A day later, police accused eight men, including SI Jahid, in a murder case over Sujon's death. On July 17, a Dhaka court sent him on a five-day remand. The other accused are ASI Rajkumar, constables 'Asad' and 'Rashidul', police sources 'Nasim', 'Faysal', 'Khokon', 'Polash', and 'Mithun'. Police have formed a committee, headed by Mirpur division Additional DC Jasim Uddin, to probe the accusations, according to bdnews24.com.