Limon Hossain, whose left leg had to be amputated after being shot at by the Rapid Action Battalion on March 23, was admitted to prison cell at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in Barisal about 3:00am on Wednesday after being sent from the Jhalakati jail.
The National Human Rights Commission chairman, Mizanur Rahman, meanwhile on the day, questioned the legality of the court order for police remand of Limon.
He also questioned the late-night discharge of Limon from the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation hospital in Dhaka and handing him over to police.
Limon's mother Henoara Begum, father Tofazzal Hossain and uncle Iliyas Hossain alleged that the police had taken Limon from Jhalakati to Barisal without informing them.
They said that had visited the hospital after coming to know of the matter from other sources but the police had not allowed them to meet Limon and give him any food. Limon was not given breakfast and was given lunch after 1:30pm, they said.
He had not fully recovered and he cannot be produced in court or cannot travel frequently, the family said.
Babul Kumar Saha, in-charge of the orthopaedics causality department at the hospital, said he had visited Limon after 11:00am and found his condition to be stable.
Limon was duly given breakfast but he did not take it fearing that he might need to go to toilet, the physician said. He later had lunch at 1:30 pm after assured being assured of assistance in going to toilet, Babul added.
As his condition was stable, the nurses and the patient were asked to follow the prescription advised by NITOR, the attending physician said.
On March 23, immediately after the shooting incident, the battalion filed two cases against him and seven others and the police on April 24 filed the charge sheet in the case filed under the arms act.
Limon was granted bail on Monday in the other case and the prayer for Limon's bail in arms case filed by the battalion has been deferred for hearing till May 9 by the Jhalakati district judge's court.
Limon was discharged from NITOR Hospital in Dhaka about 10:00am Tuesday and was taken to Jhalakathi in the evening by the police for his production in court in the case in which the charge sheet has been submitted.
On Tuesday night Jhalakathi senior judicial magistrate Nusrat Jahan sent Limon to jail and asked the prison authorities to inform the court by Wednesday morning of steps to be taken for Limon's treatment.
The Rajapur police earlier on April 26 recorded the case filed against six battalion personnel by Limon's mother on a court order, 16 days after the issuance of the first directive by the court and 33 days after the shooting.
Subinspector Ariful Islam, investigation officer of all the three cases lodged against and in favour of Limon, submitted the charge sheet in the arms act against Limon and seven others.
On April 29, the investigation officer of the case filed by Lilmon's family against the battalion personnel was and subinspector Abdul Halim, second officer of the Rajapur police station, was ordered to investigate this case.
The National Human Rights Commission chair questioned the legality of the court order for police remand of Limon and the late-night discharge from NITOR Hospital and handing him over to police as he addressed a programme on the launch of a web portal in the CIRDAP auditorium.
The Population Services and Training Centre launched a new web portal named Nagorik Kantha.
Mizanur said, 'The chief justice and the judiciary should explain whether Limon, who is an adolescent boy, can be sent to jail and whether such order of the court violates the Children Act 1974.'
Jhalakati senior judicial magistrate Nusrat Jahan on Tuesday sent Limon to jail and asked the prison authorities to inform the court by Wednesday morning of the steps taken for his treatment.
The National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation released Limon on Tuesday and handed him over to the police.
Criticising the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation director for discharging Limon, he questioned how a crippled boy could be discharged from the hospital without completion of his treatment.
The NHRC chairman also criticised the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation director, Khandaker Abdul Awal Rizvi, for permitting the issuance of discharge certificate for Limon.
'The hospital authorities claimed that Limon was discharged as his condition was "somewhat well",' Mizanur said, questioning, 'what the expression "somewhat well" means.'
Raising the questions, Miaznur said not only the Human Rights Commission, but also the nation wanted to know the answers from the chief justice, the judiciary and doctors.
Deputy editor of Prothom Alo Anisul Haque and National Committee on Health Rights Movement president Rashid E Mahbub, among others, also spoke at the function.
Source: New Age
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