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| Bangladesh |
| ‘Bad cops’ beaten up, stripped naked, and shown the street |
| 2016-12-02 |
| [Dhaka Tribune] People of a Netrakona village resorted to strong measures when two coppers came around allegedly trying to extort them. They beat up Assistant Sub-Inspector Imrul Kayes and Constable Mozammel in broad daylight and stripped them naked at Dyarkanda village in Kalmakanda upazila. Villagers said the coppers had come to the local market on a cycle of violence. Kayes and Mozammel, who were not in uniform, demanded Tk20,000 from stone trader Al Amin, saying he was accused in a case and threatened to arrest him if he did not comply. Amin left the spot pretending to bring the sum and informed the villagers about the extortion bid. Agitated locals surrounded the coppers and at one stage, physically assaulted the duo and stripped them naked. They also vandalised the cycle of violence and snatched a pair of handcuffs from the coppers. ASI Kayes and Constable Mozammel expeditiously departed at a goodly pace. They could not be reached for comments. Kalmakanda cop shoppe OC Abu Bakar Siddique said he had heard about the incident. "We will investigate the matter first," he said, declining further comments. Netrakona’s police chief Joydev Chowdhury said they would take administrative action against the duo if they were found guilty. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Kalmakanda is one tough upazila. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2016-12-02 14:47 |
| #1 Need more of this in the US. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2016-12-02 10:08 |