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| Drug peddler dies in Rab custody |
| 2009-09-26 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] An alleged drug peddler died yesterday at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital in custody of Rapid Action Battalion. Doctors on duty at the hospital declared Abul Kalam Azad alias Raju, 40, dead after a team of Rab-1 took him to the hospital at about 11:00am. Commander SM Abul Kalam Azad, director of Rab's legal and media wing, told The Daily Star that Raju was caught red-handed selling drugs in the city's Uttara sector-13 early yesterday during Rab's anti-narcotics drive. The Rab official said Raju himself was drug-addicted and was not in a sound physical condition. Rab sources said after arresting Raju, he told them that he had kidneys ailments and was feeling ill. The law enforcement agency first took Raju to Tongi Hospital from where he was later shifted to DMCH. Raju died on the way to the hospital, the Rab commander said. Rab sources said the elite force recovered 30 Yaba tablets from Raju's possession. DMCH sources said the body of Raju bore several marks of injuries. Family members of Raju said Rab members brought him out of their rented house in Uttara-13. The law enforcers were also beating him severely, they said. Raju's father claimed that his son was a clearing and forwarding agent. |
| Posted by:Fred |