A “drug addict” allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself while in custody at Sonaimuri police station in Noakhali early on Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Tajul Islam Tushar, 23, a rickshaw puller and son of Mominul Islam of Daulatpur village in Sonaimuri upazila.
“Tushar committed suicide by hanging himself with his lungi (a type of sarong) from the ceiling of a room in the prison, said AKM Jahirul Islam, additional superintendent of police in the district.
Police claimed that Tajul’s father handed him over to them as he was a drug addict. Nine pieces of contraband yaba were also recovered from his possession, they added.
“We sent Tajul abroad twice so he returns to normal life. But, he came back home and started taking drugs again. He behaved rudely and assaulted us when we refused to give him money to buy drugs,” Mominul told the Dhaka Tribune.
“We handed him over to police so that they can stop him from taking drugs and yaba. But in the morning, Sonaimuri police informed us that he committed suicide in the custody.”
The body was sent to Noakhali General Hospital for autopsy, police said.