JnU protest coordinator Noor describes DB police torture

“They pressed a stick from my navel to the knees, like rolling out dough,” said Noor

Noor Nabi, the chief coordinator of Jagannath University’s Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, was ‘picked up’ from the campus premises during the quota reform movement.

While speaking at a press conference on Friday, he alleged that he was brutally tortured after being detained by the Detective Branch unit on Jul 19.

He also gave detailed descriptions of his time inside the DB office to the media. “As soon as I got into the car, they started beating me."

"Especially Assistant Commissioner Golam Mustafa and those who were with him.”

“When I entered the DB office, they blindfolded me. They removed all my clothes, laid me down and said, ‘The Chhatra League has broken one hand; we will break the other.’"

“They pressed a stick from my navel to the knees, like rolling out dough. They used to beat me like that for hours. At one point, I thought my legs would rot, and I would have to amputate them.”

Noor, a student of the university’s Islamic Studies Department, was carried to the press conference by his friends.

He was also accompanied by 15 to 20 other students.

bdnews24.com was unable to get a statement from the police about the claims made by Noor.

According to Noor, the officials labelled him as a ‘terrorist’ after seeing his BNCC card from the university. “I was naked while I was kept there. At one point, DB chief Harunor Rashid came and said, ‘Why are you keeping him alive? Crossfire!’"

"They beat my knees with a hammer and broke them. I thought they would kill me.”

Several coordinators of the quota reform movement were detained during the mass protests led by students across the country.

They were released following Hasina’s resignation.

Noor said: “There were six of us. Police told me they would kill us in crossfire. They took us to Ramna and removed the blindfold. They placed an explosive in my hand and started recording a video. I could never have imagined they would fabricate a case like this.”

“I also cried to the guards to take me to the hospital. But they didn’t listen to me. They would mix pepper in with my water, so I would not be able to drink it. They did not allow me to bathe,” he added.

“Anyway, I came back alive. I was able to return to an independent country,” said Noor.