Verdict against ex-OC Moazzem today

Photo: UNB
Photo: UNB

The verdict in a case filed against former officer-in-charge of Sonagazi Police Station Moazzem Hossain under the Digital Security Act is scheduled to be delivered on Thursday, reports UNB.

Cyber tribunal judge Md As-Shams Jaglul Hossain fixed the date on 21 November after arguments from both sides concluded.

Moazzem had pleaded not guilty in the case filed for unlawfully interrogating deceased Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi and recording it on phone.

A video of the incident went viral on the social media, prompting lawyer Sayed Sayedul Haque Suman to file a case against the police officer on 15 April. The former OC was arrested on 16 June from capital’s Shahbagh area and indicted on 17 July.

Moazzem had summoned Sonagazi Islamia Senior Fazil Madrasa’s principal Sirajuddoula and Nusrat, who accused the teacher of sexually harassing her.

The girl’s mother filed the case over her daughter’s harassment, later.

The former OC interrogated Nusrat in the absence of her lawyer or any other woman and used inappropriate language.

Nusrat was later set on fire on 6 April at an exam centre, reportedly by people loyal to Sirajuddoula. She died on 10 April at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

Moazzem was initially withdrawn and later suspended on 10 May. A tribunal ordered his arrest on 27 May after investigators found allegations brought against him to be true.