Constable Halima mentioned 'OC's apathy' in her diary, claims father

Police Constable Halima Khatun was turned down when she opted to file a general diary over her rape before committing suicide.

Halima's father freedom fighter Helal Uddin Akond made the claim at a press conference in Mymensingh on Monday.

On Apr 2, 25-year-old Halima Khatun set herself on fire inside Gouripur Police Station in Mymensingh, where she used to work.

Her colleagues took her to the Mymensingh Medical College Hospital but she succumbed to burns while being transferred to Dhaka.

Her father Helal Uddin started a case the next day accusing Sub-Inspector Md Mizanul Islam of raping Halima and provoking her to commit suicide.

SI Mizan is currently behind the bars following a court order.

Gouripur police OC Delwar Hossain refused to accept a formal complaint from Halima, Helal said at the press briefing.

He showed reporters two pages from Halima's diary and a copy of the general diary that he claimed was rejected.

"Halima would have been alive today if OC Delwar took proper actions following her GD," he added.

"Mizanul raped Halima during the wee hours of Mar 18. SI Ripon, SI Khalequzzaman, SI Hasan and their accomplices made fun of her after the incident. Halima informed the matter to the OC but he remained silent."

OC Delwar, however, denies the claim.

"Mizanul told me that Halima verbally assaulted him, a claim that Halima denied. Since now a case is on, we will soon get to know the facts," he told bdnews24.com.

Mymensingh DB police OC Imarot Hossain Gazi, who is in-charge of investigating the case, said: "The evidences have been collected and sent to Dhaka for medical examination."