Dhaka, May 30 High Court on Wednesday summoned six police officials over sexual harassment of a woman and beating of journalists at a court of Dhaka.
The bench of Justices A H M Shamsuddin Chowdhury and Jahangir Hossain ordered them on its own volition to appear before it and explain their role in the incidents on June 6 after reading newspaper reports.
Those summonsed are Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Deputy Commissioner of Lalbagh Zone Harun-ur-Rashid, Assistant Commissioner Rajib-al-Masud, Kotwali Police Station Officer-in-Charge Salahuddin Khan, Sub-Inspectors 'Jahangir' and 'Zaman', and the President of the Police Club.
They were also asked to explain why the authorities should not be ordered to take measures against them.
The court ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to submit two reports within 48 hours from Wednesday noon. The report will have the details of the incident, background of the summoned police officials and their activities when they had been students in one report. The other report will be on whether any departmental step was taken against them.
The bench also ordered the victim, Farzana Akter, to appear before it with her parents.
Police withdrew Assistant Sub-Inspectors Nuruzzaman Sarker and Amir Afzal Biplob on Tuesday over allegations of sexually assaulting Farzana at the Dhaka court premises.
A two-strong committee was also formed to look into the allegation of sexual violation.
Though police had the woman detained all day, she was released under the custody of Executive Director of Ain O Salish Kendra Sultana Kamal in the evening.
Police beat up Prothom Alo's Proshanto Karmaker, Kaler Kantho's MA Jalil Ujjal and Bangladesh Protidin's Tuhin Hawlader in the afternoon on Tuesday at the entrance to the court when they went to gather news after policemen had dragged Farzana inside the Police Club at the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court premises following a heated argument.
The High Court on Wednesday told Sultana Kamal to assist it and asked Bengali daily Prothom Alo's Senior Reporter Proshanto Karmaker, Kaler Kantho's Abdul Jalil, Bangladesh Protidin's Tuhin Hawlader, and lawyers Shakhawat Hossain and Rashedul to assist it with information.
It also issued three rules asking why the authorities should not be ordered to try the policemen under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act 2000, why departmental steps should not be taken against them and why steps should not be taken against them in line with the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Bangladesh Service Rules.
The Home Secretary, IGP, DMP Commissioner and the summoned police officials will respond to the rules.
Vice President of the Supreme Court Bar Association K M Saifuddin presented newspaper reports on the incidents to the court.
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