Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) has withdrawn three police constables in Lalkhan Bazar area of Chattogram city, after a video of two children being abused by the cops went viral on social media.
The withdrawn police constables are Md Mehedi, Md Mazhar, and Md Ahsan.
They were attached to CMP’s Mansurabad Police Lines, said Md Shahadat Hussain, additional deputy commissioner (Media) of CMP.
“A probe committee was formed and action will be taken after investigation,” the police official added.
The incident took place on Friday noon and the video went viral on Sunday.
In the video, it was seen that two 13-year- old boys were tied to a pole and physically abused and at one point one of the boys had his head shaved by the policemen.
The victims use to live with their parents in Motijharna area of Lalkhan Bazar. Among them, one is a student of class seven.
Locals said, thefts occur occasionally in Lalkhan Bazar Magistrate Colony, Motijharna and its surrounding areas.
On Friday, police were patrolling the area and they came to know that three children including the two victims were chitchatting near Lalkhan Bazar Government Primary School.
Later, the three constables chased the children and detained two of them and took them nearby Jilapi Pahar. They were tied to an iron pole and one’s head was shaved off.
When contacted, Santosh Kumar Chakma, officer-in-charge (OC) of Khulshi Police Station said he was on vacation that day so he is not aware of the incident.
Source: United News of Bangladesh