A Khulna court has sent a police couple to jail in a case filed over the alleged torture of a domestic help at their residence in the city’s Sonadanga Residential Area.
On Thursday afternoon, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Faruk Iqbal ordered that both accused-Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Popy Mitra and her husband ASI Sanjoy Mitra- be sent to jail custody.
Investigation officer SI Saifur Rahman of Sonadanga Police Station said the duo were produced before court and later taken into custody as per its directive.
He added that Popy Mitra was admitted to the prison cell at the hospital after she fell ill and suffered problems with her right hand.
Earlier on Thursday morning, a case was filed at Sonadanga Model Police Station by the victim’s mother, Minati Rani Das.
Following the filing of the case, both accused-who were already in police custody-were formally shown as arrested.
According to the case statement, the incident took place on Wednesday afternoon when domestic help Milon Das, 25, was allegedly assaulted after a vegetable dish was burnt while cooking.
She was suffered burn injuries from a hot frying pan.
Sonadanga Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Rafiqul Islam said Milon Das, daughter of Akil Chandra from Nischintapur area under Monohardi upazila in Narsingdi, had been working at the residence of ASI Sanjoy Mitra for the past five years.
He said police rescued the victim after receiving information and sent her to the One-Stop Crisis Centre (OCC) at Khulna Medical College Hospital, where she is undergoing treatment.
Eyewitness journalist Robiul Gazi Ujjal said he witnessed the incident from a nearby building while attending a seminar in the Sonadanga area on Wednesday afternoon and recorded footage from a distance.
He later informed authorities after confirming details, prompting police action following a 999 emergency call.
Human rights organisations and activists have strongly condemned the incident, demanding strict punishment for those involved. Rights activist and lawyer Mominul Islam said the involvement of law enforcement personnel in such crimes is unacceptable and calls for exemplary punishment.
Khulna Mahila Parishad General Secretary Ajanta Das also condemned the incident, saying such brutality by members of law enforcement cannot be tolerated under any circumstances.
Additional Deputy Commissioner Md Humayun Kabir confirmed that both accused were arrested following a case filed by the victim’s mother and said legal proceedings are underway.
