A former official of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) died in the police custody in Chattogram on Wednesday (Oct 4).

Mohammad Shahidullah, 63, was deputy director of Chattogram Integrated Office-2 of the ACC. He retired in 2007.

Nafis Shahid, son of Shahidullah, claimed that it was a “murder” as his father was picked up by police without showing any arrest warrant.

He also said, “Police officials in civil picked up my father, who is a cardiac patient, from our house at around 11:00pm last night. Immediately, my uncles rushed to the police station with my father’s medicine and inhaler. Later, when they reached there, they found the entrance of the police station was locked. Later, my father was taken to hospital around 12:00am.”

Chandgaon Police Station Officer-in-Charge Khairul Islam confirmed the matter to Banglanews. 

He said Shahidullah was taken to Parkview Hospital within 15 minutes of his arrest, when he felt sick. No misconduct was done with the victim when he was inside the police station.

BDST: 1730 HRS, OCT 4, 2023
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