UNB, Dhaka :The High Court on Tuesday asked the Home Secretary and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to submit areport within 30 days after investigating the torture of a prisoner at Kashimpur jail. An HC bench comprising Justice Quazi Reza-Ul-Hoque and Justice Abu Taher M Saifur Rahmanpassed the order following a writ petition filed by a human rights organisation. The court also issued a rule upon the authorities concerned to explain as to why they should not be directed to stop torture on and showing inhuman attitude to prisoners. The Home Secretary, the IGP, the DIG (Prisons), the Jail Super of Kashimpur Jail, its jailer, former subedar Mustain and Jamaddar Lutfur Rahman have been made respondents to the rule which is returnable in four weeks. The court also wanted to know from the respondents as to why they should not be ordered to follow the jail code properly. The HC bench asked the Dainik Jugantor authorities to submit the report on the torture of the prisoner in the form of affidavit to the court.
