Staff Reporter :
When Imtiaz Hossain Rocky-younger brother of Ishtiaque Hossain Jonny who was tortured to death in police custody in 2014 — heard the verdict, he was stunned into silence.
Before the court started proceedings today to deliver the verdict of the first ever case filed under the Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Act, Rocky had been seen running from one end to the other to talk to various lawyers and giving interviews to all who asked.
But when the judge finished reading his verdict-that the three accused police officials will have to serve life sentences-Rocky just stood shell-shocked.
A good few minutes had passed and the courtroom started clearing out, but he just stood there silently sobbing, his head buried in his chest.
As people prodded him, he whispered, barely audibly, “I’m satisfied, sir” over and over again.
His mother tried to comfort her crying son. Even though she too had just received justice for her murdered son, it was Rocky who shouldered the burden of waging a landmark case against the police.
