In the witness box yesterday, plaintiff Amin Sarker burst into tears demanding justice for the killing of his elder brother Shamim Sarker by torture under police custody.
Dhaka’s Eighth Additional District and Sessions Judge Jewel Rana recorded his deposition and fixed today for cross-examination.
In his deposition, Amin said on June 6 last year the accused policemen had detained his brother and nephew from their microbus in Hemayetpur while returning home.
“They were taken to Shyamoli Paribahan’s Trinoyoni Petrol Pump. The police demanded Tk5 lakh from them for release, otherwise they were threatened to be shown arrested in a case. Later the police tortured my brother to death, left the body at Mitford Hospital and sped away,” he said.
The accused – ASI Akidul Islam, Sub-Inspector Emdadul Haque, and constables Md Mofazzal Hossain, Md Ramjan Ali and Md Yousuf Miah of Savar model police station – were produced before the court during the hearing.
The court indicted them on November 18 last year. The IO of the case, OC of Savar police station Md Aminur Rahman, pressed the charge sheet on August 19. He named 45 people as prosecution witnesses.
Real estate businessman Shamim was picked up by a team of plain-clothes police along with his nephew Saiful Islam, another businessman, from in front of Mollah CNG Pump near Hemayetpur Bus Stand.
Following the death of Shamim, the accused policemen were suspended and arrested on June 7.
Amin filed the murder case the same day.