Wives of the two Santals said they were not even able to go to toilet without the help of others. “They were produced in the Gaibandha judicial magistrate’s court as they kept leaning on others’ shoulders,” said Chithili Kisku, wife of Bimal. Police made the hospital authorities discharge them before completing treatment.”xPolice, however, denied the allegation, claiming that the injured Santals were discharged after their full treatment. Ashraful Islam, Gaibandha superintendent of police, claimed that the hospital authorities discharged Charan and Bimal after finishing treatment. When contacted, Rangpur Medical College Hospital Director Dr ASM Barkatullah declined to comment on whether the treatment of Charan and Bimal had completed.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 16, 2016 16:17 UTC