Custodial death of Sultana: HC raises questions about RAB’s jurisdiction

The High Court on Tuesday wanted to know the details of whether the process of RAB was legally corrected in connection with the death of a union land office employee— Sultana Jasmine— in Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) custody in Naogaon district.

The High Court bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Ahmed Sohel raised the question after hearing a writ petition, reports UNB.

It also wanted to know whether Sultana was interrogated in a designated place (police station or office) and whether RAB followed the legal procedure before taking her to the hospital and whether RAB has the jurisdiction to detain her.

The court also asked the state counsel to submit the answers of the questions raised by the court by Wednesday.

On Monday, the High Court summoned the police report and postmortem report on the death of Sultana in RAB custody in Naogaon.

The court also sought details of RAB personnel who arrested and interrogated Sultana.

Sultana was detained from Muktirmor area of Naogaon city on Wednesday morning and died at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital on Friday morning.

However, the elite force denied the allegation of torture. They claimed that the victim was arrested for interrogation as there was an accusation of fraudulence against her.