A sub-inspector of Baniachong police station has been withdrawn in connection with the custodial death of Golam Rabbani, an accused in a theft case, who died at Baniachong Police Station in Habiganj on Tuesday.
Habiganj Additional Superintendent of Police Hasibur Rahman said punitive action was taken against SI Manirul Islam on Saturday following a complaint lodged by the family members of Rabbani.
Manirul was attached to Habiganj Police Lines, he said.
On December 28, a three-member probe committee was formed over the death of Golam Rabbani.
Rabbani, 26, was a resident of the Nandipara area of Baniachong Sadar upazila.
Baniachong police station Officer-in-Charge Delwar Hossain said he was arrested on charges of stealing an autorickshaw on Tuesday.
He was found hanging from a ceiling fan inside a room of the police station in Baniachong around 7:30pm the same day, he said.
Later, he was taken to the Baniachong Upazila Health Complex, where the duty doctor declared him dead after an examination.
OC Delwar Hossain said an unnatural death case was filed in the incident.
There were seven to eight theft cases against Rabbani.
