Barisal Correspondent :
A probe committee has been formed after closing eight police for torturing journalist and journalist community of the city formed a human chain demanding punishment to the policemen on Wednesday.
S M Ruhul Amin, Barisal Metropolitan Police Commissioner, said a three member probe committee led by Runa Laila, assistant commissioner of BMP, after investigating the matter asked to submit their report within next 24 hours.
Hard punishment would be given against the persons found liable by the probe committee, BMP commissioner, assured.
On other hand journalists of different organisations of the city jointly held a protest rally forming human chain in front of Ashwini Kumar Hall of the city on Wednesday noon protesting attack against journalist Sumon by the DB police.
Participants and speakers of the programme condemning the attack said simply closing from posting place could not be sufficient punishment for such a heinous act of law enforcers.
They demanded hard legal action like case under penal code and dismissal from the service for the criminals liable for the crime.
Leaders and members of Barisal Photo Journalist Solidarity Assocision, Barisal Electronics Media Journalist Assocision, Barisal Reporters Unity, Barisal Press Club, Bangladsh Television Media Abscission, addressed and participated in the programme.
Mentionable eight personals of detective branch of Barisal Metropolitan Police have been closed on Tuesday afternoon for torturing Sumon Hasan, camera person of DBC News.
Nasir Uddin Mallik, assistant commissioner of DB of BMP, said Sub Inspector Abul Bashar, two assistant sub inspectors and five constables of the team, were among the closed persons.
Tortured journalist Sumon giving statement before the BMP officials and journalists at DB office said a team of DB police while operating an anti-drug drive at Beauty Cinema Road of the city Sumon rushed there to collect the news on Tuesday noon.
While he giving his professional identification wants some information of the police operation team, they assaulted Sumon physically under open day-light and torturing him brought to Metro DB office.
Hearing the news, members of journalist community of Barisal rushed to the BMP DB office and contacted with high officials of BMP including Uttam Kumar Pal, deputy commissioner (DB), Golam Rouf, deputy commissioner, of BMP.
There tortured journalist Sumon described the facts before the high police officials and journalists showing signs of physical torture on him.
A probe committee has been formed after closing eight police for torturing journalist and journalist community of the city formed a human chain demanding punishment to the policemen on Wednesday.
S M Ruhul Amin, Barisal Metropolitan Police Commissioner, said a three member probe committee led by Runa Laila, assistant commissioner of BMP, after investigating the matter asked to submit their report within next 24 hours.
Hard punishment would be given against the persons found liable by the probe committee, BMP commissioner, assured.
On other hand journalists of different organisations of the city jointly held a protest rally forming human chain in front of Ashwini Kumar Hall of the city on Wednesday noon protesting attack against journalist Sumon by the DB police.
Participants and speakers of the programme condemning the attack said simply closing from posting place could not be sufficient punishment for such a heinous act of law enforcers.
They demanded hard legal action like case under penal code and dismissal from the service for the criminals liable for the crime.
Leaders and members of Barisal Photo Journalist Solidarity Assocision, Barisal Electronics Media Journalist Assocision, Barisal Reporters Unity, Barisal Press Club, Bangladsh Television Media Abscission, addressed and participated in the programme.
Mentionable eight personals of detective branch of Barisal Metropolitan Police have been closed on Tuesday afternoon for torturing Sumon Hasan, camera person of DBC News.
Nasir Uddin Mallik, assistant commissioner of DB of BMP, said Sub Inspector Abul Bashar, two assistant sub inspectors and five constables of the team, were among the closed persons.
Tortured journalist Sumon giving statement before the BMP officials and journalists at DB office said a team of DB police while operating an anti-drug drive at Beauty Cinema Road of the city Sumon rushed there to collect the news on Tuesday noon.
While he giving his professional identification wants some information of the police operation team, they assaulted Sumon physically under open day-light and torturing him brought to Metro DB office.
Hearing the news, members of journalist community of Barisal rushed to the BMP DB office and contacted with high officials of BMP including Uttam Kumar Pal, deputy commissioner (DB), Golam Rouf, deputy commissioner, of BMP.
There tortured journalist Sumon described the facts before the high police officials and journalists showing signs of physical torture on him.
From there Sumon brought to Barisal Sher E Bangla Medical College Hospital and admitted there for treatment.
