The judicial inquiry committee formed to probe the torture on Fulpori Khatun, a student of Islamic University, has found that the girl was tortured brutally and inhumanly and the university authorities failed to act properly.
The report was submitted before High Court bench of Justice JBM Hasan and Justice Raziq Al Jalil on Tuesday.
The HC bench fixed Wednesday for passing an order in this regard.
The inquiry committee found involvement of six people in the incident and said hall provost and house tutor totally failed to perform their responsibilities.
The university proctor also showed negligence and indifference in discharging his duties, said the report.
According to the report, after being tortured, the victim was forced by Antara to give bond.
Writ petitioner Md. Mohsin told reporters that the investigation committee found allegations against 6 people- IU BCL unit vice-president Shanjida Chowdhury Ontora and Lima of Statistics Department, her cohorts-Tabassum and Maobiya of Finance and Banking Department, Halima Akter Urmi of Fine Arts Department and Ishrat Jahan Mim of Law Department-true.
Fulpori, a first year student of Finance and Banking department, was tortured and humiliated by Islamic University unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League vice-president Shanjida Chowdhury Ontora and her cohorts at Deshratna Sheikh Hasina Hall on the campus in Kushtia on February 12.
The incident came to light after the victim left the hall and disclosed the matter to her seniors and her family members the next day.
The BCL leader also threatened that she would release the video on social media if the student discloses the matter to anyone, according to the complainant.
The student lodged a written complaint with the university administration, including the university proctor, student adviser and the hall provost, demanding punishment of those involved in the incident on February 14.
Two probe bodies were formed by the Islamic University authorities and the Deshratna Sheikh Hasina Hall administration after the victim’s complaints to them.
The probe bodies submitted their probe reports to the university administration on Sunday.
A writ petition was also filed by Gazi Mohammad Mohsin, an alumnus of the university and a lawyer, with the High Court.
The Kushtia district administration, meanwhile, formed a three-member inquiry committee, led by additional district magistrate ANM Abujar Gifari, and asked it to submit the inquiry report within seven days following a High Court order on February 20.
Accused BCL leader Ontora and activist Tabassum left the hall following the High Court order.
Ontora ,Tabassum and Maobiya, Halima Khatun and Ishrat Jahan were expelled from Deshratna Sheikh Hasina Hall on Monday as the hall authorities found their involvement in the assault on Fulpori.
Source: United News of Bangladesh