When the victim refused to pay said bribe, SI Nazma beat her up and left her injured which confounded people in the police station
A woman in Habiganj was beaten up by a policewoman yesterday for allegedly refusing to pay a bribe to meet her husband in jail.
Taslima Akter, 25, was admitted to Habiganj Sadar Hospital in a critical condition and the incident resulted in a state of panic among people who were in Habiganj Sadar Model police station during the beating.
Taslima’s husband Dulal Mia, 30, was arrested with yaba pills from Bastibari in Shaestaganj on Saturday night and was taken to the police station at night, said police.
Sub-inspector Nazma Akter asked Taslima for bribes when she arrived at the police station yesterday morning to meet her husband. When Taslima refused to pay said bribe, Nazma beat her up and left her injured which confounded people in the police station.
Officer-in-charge of the police station Md Nazim Uddin admitted to the beating of Taslima and said legal actions were being taken against the policewoman.
Nazma, also duty officer of the police station, denied the allegation of beating and said Taslima was ejected from the police station for giving Dulal cigarettes without permission.
“There was no beating. No relative of an accused can give the inmate anything without taking permission first. This is why she was forced to leave,” claimed Nazma.
Taslima lodged a complaint to the police super against Nazma, a source said.
Source: Dhaka Tribune
