Staff Reporter :
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia on Monday expressed doubt if the injured college student Siddiqur Rahman suffered in his eyes during the police action or it was an act of sabotage.
“A teargas shell or a piece of stone cannot hit both the eyes simultaneously. If his eyes are hit by a single object, his nose and forehead too should have been damaged. But his nose and forehead bore no injury marks,” he said.
The DMP commissioner made the remarks after observing Siddiqur’s health condition during undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital in the capital in the afternoon.
Siddiqur, who was allegedly hit by the police teargas shells in his eyes during a demonstration at Shahbagh intersection on July 20, might have lost eyesight in his right eye and the other eye is also injured, according to physicians.
“How did he sustain the hit? It is a big question. The reason will be found out through investigation. We’ll look into whether any party carried out an act of sabotage there,” the DMO chief said while ostensibly trying to defend his force from being accused of doing excesses during the demonstration.
The authorities were looking into how Siddiqur suffered the injury. He said they will also look into whether it was an act of sabotage.”
The DMP has formed a three-member committee led by its Joint Commissioner (operation) Mir Rezaul Alam. The committees have been asked to submit its reports in three working days
