Injuries led to Sumon's death, autopsy reveals
Staff Correspondent
Autopsy on Sumon Ahmed Majumder, who died from alleged torture during interrogation in the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) custody early Friday, found internal shock by external injuries caused his death. A three-member forensic team of Dr Mohammad Salman, Dr Siddiqur Rahman and Dr Shamsul Alam of Gazipur Sadar Hospital submitted the report to Gazipur Civil Surgeon yesterday. The repot on the death at Tongi Hospital said shock in the internal organs by external injuries caused cardiac arrest to claim his life. The autopsy report, sent to the Superintendent of Police in Gazipur Atikul Islam in the day, matched with the inquest carried out by Magistrate AKM Sohel on Friday that said Sumon's body wore multiple injury marks all over. Sumon's family claimed he was subjected to 'inhuman torture' in the Rab custody and died a couple of hours after arrest at his house. Rab, however, claimed he was nabbed during extortion of protection money in front of a hotel. Both Atikul and Officer-in-Charge of Tongi Police Station Chowdhury Tarikul Islam denied receiving the report. The main opposition Awami League and its front organisations staged a procession and a rally in Natun Bazar in the morning to protest Sumon's death.
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