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Kalia police station OC sued for torturing wife
A woman has filed a case against the Investigation Officer of Kalia Police Station under Section 11C/30 of the Prevention of Women and Children’s Torture Act 2000 (Amended 2025), accusing him of physical and mental torture and demanding dowry.
Judge Maruf Hasan of the Kalia Administrative Court took the case as cognizance on Sunday and assigned the investigation to the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI).
According to the case statement, Most Sadia Kaniz Siddika Brishty was allegedly tortured on October 19 at around 6:30pm in a guest room on the third floor of the Kalia Municipality Rest House.
The plaintiff said she married Inspector (Investigation) Md Hasanul Kabir on April 6, 2008, giving Tk 2 lakh as dowry.
She alleged her father sold five bighas of land to meet the defendant’s demands at the time of marriage. The couple had two daughters.
Brishty further claimed that Kabir involved an extramarital relationship with a woman named Jasmine Islam Jemi while serving in the Rapid Action Battalion, and that he tortured her physically and mentally whenever she protested.
About six months ago, the accused allegedly demanded Tk 25 lakh as dowry to buy a private car. The complaint states that the level of torture increased after she refused.
After Kabir was transferred to Kalia Police Station, Brishty said she wished to resume family life with him and their children, but he reportedly told her it would not be possible without paying the Tk 25 lakh dowry.
The case lists several witnesses, including the plaintiff’s father Md Siddiqur Rahman Mandal, Shariful Islam Saju’s daughter Farhat Tabachchum Hiya, and a medical officer of the Kalia Upazila Health Complex.
Speaking to UNB over phone, OC (Investigation) Md Hasanul Kabir denied all allegations.
“The plaintiff has taken property worth nearly Tk 1 crore from me by deception. I am ready to face any investigation,” he said, terming the allegations of an extramarital affair “false, baseless and fabricated.”