Mason tortured by being accused of theft for demanding due wages

An incident of brutal torture of a mason by accusing him of theft for demanding due wages took place in Shahbazpur union of Jamalpur Sadar upazila. The incident came to light on Friday morning when a video of the torture went viral on Facebook. The victim of torture, Md Mamun (30), is a resident of Goneshpur area in Shahbazpur union. He is a mason by profession. On Wednesday night, when he went to the house of Hasmat Talukdar in Shahbazpur Purba Para area to demand his due wages for work, he was beaten up by accusing him of theft.

Critically injured Mamun has been admitted to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital. Police have detained two persons named Md Elias (25) and Md Mizanur Rahman in this incident. In the 2 minutes and 46 seconds video that went viral on Facebook, Mamun can be seen being beaten with a stick shirtless inside a room. He was trying to fend off the blows, but stick blows were falling one after another on his hands, legs and body. Later, he was thrown on the floor and beaten by five people together. Several people were standing around.

According to local sources, Mamun used to do construction work at Hasmat Talukdar's house. On Wednesday evening, when he went to ask for his due wages for work, Hasmat and his relatives started beating him accusing him of theft. Later, he was locked inside a room and brutally beaten. The victim Mamun's mother Majeda Begum said, "We are very poor people. My son runs our family by doing mason work. And my son had gone to ask for his due money. And they beat my son to death by accusing him of being a thief. There are only injuries all over his body.

They have destroyed both legs by beating him repeatedly. My son cannot even stand up now. Can people beat people like this? I want justice. So that no one beats poor people like us by making false accusations like this anymore." Police said that two people have already been detained in the incident. Legal action will be taken upon receiving a written complaint from Mamun's family. Police are looking for other individuals involved in this incident.