the victim Shahjalal, alias Shah Jamal alias Shah, was caught red-handed during an attempt to mug Suma Akhter in Goalkhali, Khalishpur on the night of July 18, 2017. He was set upon by a mob. During the mob’s attack on him, both of his eyes were permanently ruined, a crime under Sections 143/323//326 under the Penal Code. But the investigation has not found who is responsible for the brutality. According to the case filed by Shajalal’s mother, Shahjala was picked up by the police on the night of July 18 when he went out to buy milk for his daughter. When his family went to the police station, OC Nasim demanded Tk1.5 lakh to release him. Shahjalal’s family failed to meet the demand, resulting in the police taking Shahjalal out for a ride. He was found the next day at Khulna Medical College Hospital with both his eyes gouged out. In his statement, Shahjalal said the police had taken him to a secluded place near the highway to kill him. But in a devious turn of events, the police officers gagged him and used a screw driver to gouge out his eyes. Shahjalal’s mother Renu Begum filed a case with the Khulna Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court on September 7, accusing members of several law enforcement agencies. On January 6, Shahjalal’s family called a press conference and said the police were pressuring them to withdraw the case and offering Tk7 lakh in compensation. Because they refused to settle, the police were threatening them with further violence.
