Staff Reporter :
Chairman of National Human Rights Commission [NHRC] Dr Mizanur Rahman on Thursday said that the illegal activities of police have crossed all limits in the recent time.
The NHRC chief said that a tea seller has to sacrifice his life because of unlawful and outrageous activities of police.
His comment came as the tea seller Babul Mattabbar, 45, died at the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) on Thursday afternoon. The man struggled for hours for survival with almost 95 per cent burn injuries in his body.
“It’s a shame for the whole nation. The outrageous behaviour of police has reached an excessive level. It needs to stop just now,” Dr Mizan said after visiting the victim tea seller Babul Mattabbar at the hospital.Babul, who suffered burns as he fell on kerosene stove after allegedly being pushed by a police source after he refused to pay toll to him. The incident occurred in Godaraghat of Mirpur area in Wednesday night.
Because of the impact, the stove exploded and his body caught fire. He died at the hospital yesterday afternoon.
Dr Mizan also said that they would go to the higher court if the alleged law enforcers are not sued. He requested the Home Minister to take steps to ensure justice in the incident.
Meanwhile, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Thursday said no offenders would be spared if they were involved where a tea seller caught fire from his kerosene stove reportedly involving a policeman.
The Home Minister promised justice if any policeman is involved in the incident.
