Dhaka University (DU) student Abdul Kadar, who was tortured brutally in police custody on “false” charges, left Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) yesterday.
Doctors of the orthopaedic unit of BSMMU released Kadar around 2:00pm as his physical condition improved, says his friend Anisur Rahman.
Kadar, a student of the biochemistry and molecular biology department, had received severe injuries to his left leg as a police officer allegedly stabbed him with a machete.
Anisur said his friend can now walk on his own.
Family members took Kadar to Fazlul Haque Hall of Dhaka University around 2:30pm, he added.
On July 16, Kadar was picked up by Khilgaon police from the capital’s Segunbagicha area when he was on his way back to his dormitory from his cousin’s house around 1:30am, Kadar said.
Khilgaon police claimed that they arrested Kadar and “one of his accomplices” Mamun near Khilgaon Police Outpost around 3:30am. According to police, Kadar and Mamun sustained injuries in a mob beating after a team of Khilgaon patrol police intercepted a car carrying six robbers including Kadar and the gang tried to escape arrest.
After his arrest, Kadar was implicated in three cases– two with Khilgaon Police Station on charges of robbery and the other with Mohammadpur Police Station on charges of carjacking.
Kadar had been undergoing treatment in BSMMU after his release on bail on August 3.
Meanwhile, DU students yesterday formed a human chain on the campus demanding immediate withdrawal of the cases.
The students under the banner of “Students against repression” organised the programme in front of the biochemistry and molecular biology department.
Blaming police for torturing Kadar mercilessly in custody, they demanded exemplary punishment to those involved.
They also demanded that the government take immediate measures to put an end to repression on people in custody by police and members of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab).
-With The Daily Star input
