Sylhet Bureau :
The body of Rayhan Ahmed, the young man who was allegedly tortured to death in Sylhet police custody, has been exhumed for re-autopsy.
Rayhan’s body was exhumed from the Akhalia Nawabi Mosque cemetery in the presence of Sylhet District Administration Executive Magistrates Sajeeb Ahmed and Mezbah Uddin Ahmed around 9am on Thursday.
The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) team, investigating the case, and some morgue assistants of Osmani Medical College were also present there.
After the exhumation, the body was brought to Osmani Medical College morgue for re-autopsy around 11am.
Executive Magistrate Mezbah Uddin Ahmed said the body was taken to the morgue by PBI members after it was exhumed in the presence of the two magistrates.
PBI Sylhet Superintendent of Police Khalequzzaman said the autopsy will be conducted after formation of a medical board.
During the exhumation, the area surrounding Rayhan’s grave was covered with cloth as a large number of police and locals gathered there.
Councilor of Sylhet City Corporation Mokhlishur Rahman Kamran said that the locals cooperated to exhume the body for proper investigation.
He lamented that none of the accused in the Rayhan murder case has been arrested so far. He said the 72-hour ultimatum to arrest the accused is coming to an end at 5pm on Thursday. The next decision will be taken in a meeting by the residents of Akhalia around 9pm, he added. On Sunday, the 34-year-old Rayhan Ahmed died in police custody following torture, his family alleged. However, police denied the allegation and said Rayhan had been caught by locals while mugging and was lynched.
Police said they found the man wounded in the mob beating and took him to a hospital, where he died.
However, the victim’s mother said Rayhan had called her from an unknown number at 4:23am and said that police had taken him to Bandarbazar police outpost and were demanding Tk10,000 for his release.
Rayhan’s uncle rushed to free him with Tk5,000, but police refused to accept the money. He was told to come in the morning after arranging the full amount of Tk10,000.
Rayhan’s uncle went to Bandarbazar police outpost at 9am and was told by police that Rayhan had fallen ill and had been taken to a hospital at 7am.
The body of Rayhan Ahmed, the young man who was allegedly tortured to death in Sylhet police custody, has been exhumed for re-autopsy.
Rayhan’s body was exhumed from the Akhalia Nawabi Mosque cemetery in the presence of Sylhet District Administration Executive Magistrates Sajeeb Ahmed and Mezbah Uddin Ahmed around 9am on Thursday.
The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) team, investigating the case, and some morgue assistants of Osmani Medical College were also present there.
After the exhumation, the body was brought to Osmani Medical College morgue for re-autopsy around 11am.
Executive Magistrate Mezbah Uddin Ahmed said the body was taken to the morgue by PBI members after it was exhumed in the presence of the two magistrates.
PBI Sylhet Superintendent of Police Khalequzzaman said the autopsy will be conducted after formation of a medical board.
During the exhumation, the area surrounding Rayhan’s grave was covered with cloth as a large number of police and locals gathered there.
Councilor of Sylhet City Corporation Mokhlishur Rahman Kamran said that the locals cooperated to exhume the body for proper investigation.
He lamented that none of the accused in the Rayhan murder case has been arrested so far. He said the 72-hour ultimatum to arrest the accused is coming to an end at 5pm on Thursday. The next decision will be taken in a meeting by the residents of Akhalia around 9pm, he added. On Sunday, the 34-year-old Rayhan Ahmed died in police custody following torture, his family alleged. However, police denied the allegation and said Rayhan had been caught by locals while mugging and was lynched.
Police said they found the man wounded in the mob beating and took him to a hospital, where he died.
However, the victim’s mother said Rayhan had called her from an unknown number at 4:23am and said that police had taken him to Bandarbazar police outpost and were demanding Tk10,000 for his release.
Rayhan’s uncle rushed to free him with Tk5,000, but police refused to accept the money. He was told to come in the morning after arranging the full amount of Tk10,000.
Rayhan’s uncle went to Bandarbazar police outpost at 9am and was told by police that Rayhan had fallen ill and had been taken to a hospital at 7am.
