A Dhaka court on Tuesday rejected a petition seeking permission to file a case against six policemen, including the OCs of Shahbagh and Ramna police stations, over the custodial death of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) Dhaka north city unit vice president Zakir Hossain Milon in 2018.
Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Court Judge Asaduzzaman turned down the plea, said Tapas Kumar Pal, additional public prosecutor of the court.
Earlier on October 12, Milon's uncle BM Wali Ullah submitted a petition to file a case under the Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Act, 2013.
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The court fixed Tuesday for the order.
The petition was submitted to sue Ramna Model police station OC Kazi Mainul Islam, Shahbag police station OC Abul Hasan, Sub-Inspector (SI) Sujan Kumar Roy, SI Saidur Rahman Munshi, SI Amal Krishna and SI Shahriar Reza and some 4-5 unnamed police officers.
On March 6, 2018, Milon was detained when he was returning from a programme at the Jatiya Press Club.
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According to the petition, the Chhatra Dal leader was tortured by Shahbagh police. He was later sent to jail after completion of his remand in a case filed for obstructing police from performing their duties.
On March 12, 2018, as Milon fell sick, jail authorities took him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where doctors declared him dead.