Two students of Chattogram Medical College (CMC) have been admitted to the CMCH ICU after they along with two others were tortured in their hostel between Wednesday and yesterday, sources at the hospital said.
The four students were confined in a room at the hostel from midnight of Wednesday to Thursday evening on suspicion that they were activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir.
The four students who were tortured were identified as Zahid Hossain Wakil, Sakib Hossain, MA Raihan and Mobashwer Hossain Shubhra, our Chattogram staff correspondent reports quoting sources at CMC.
Zahid and Sakib were admitted to the ICU of Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH). All of the injured are students of 62nd MBBS batch.
CMC Principal Prof Shahena Akter said she along with members of the administrative body of CMC rushed to the hostel and rescued the four after receiving information.
"We do not know who tortured them and why," she said, adding, "We could not talk to them as they were injured.
"Their injuries are not life threatening. They had injury marks on their hands and legs mostly, yet we kept them at the ICU to ensure the best possible treatment," she added.
Manjur Quader, officer-in-charge of Chawkbazar Police Station, said police rushed to the spot when informed of the incident, and talked to the victims but they did not share any information.
No case was filed in this connection, he added.
Contacted, CMCH director Brig Gen Shamim Ahsan said he did not know about the reason behind the torture of the four students.
