Handcuffs taken off from two Santals

Staff Correspondent, Rangpur: Handcuffs have been taken off from two Santals of Gaibandha who were undergoing treatment at a Rangpur hospital.

The handcuffs were taken off on Monday noon while the two Santals were undergoing treatment at Rangpur Medical College Hospital.

Deputy Inspector General for Rangpur Range Khondker Golam Faruk confirmed the news to risingbd.com.

Earlier on the day, the High Court (HC) directed police to remove handcuffs of three Santals of Gaibandha who were injured and arrested in a case filed for attacking police with arrows during a clash on November 6.

The court asked the Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner, deputy inspector general of Rangpur range and superintendent of police in Gaibandha to submit a report before it by November 16 after complying with the order.

Earlier Barrister Jyotirmoy Barua filed a writ petition with the HC bench with an attachment of image recently published in a daily newspaper in this regard.

Following the writ petition, the HC today ordered the authorities concerned to remove the handcuffs of the three Santals after hearing on the case.

The three Santal men -- Choron Soren, Bimal Kisku and Dijen Tudu, were arrested in a case filed for attacking police with arrows during a clash on November 6.

Two of the Santals are now receiving treatment at Rangpur Medical College Hospital while another at National Institute of Ophthalmology (NIO) in Dhaka.

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