Overview
- Nayeem Hasan says police stopped the CNG auto-rickshaw he was in on Friday night near the Lalkhan Bazar flyover, grabbed him by the throat and forced him into another vehicle.
- He alleges officers beat him with sticks and plastic pipes at the scene and that an officer-in-charge later told him to keep his eyes down at the police station.
- The Bangladesh Cricket Board condemned the reported harassment, has stayed in close contact with Nayeem and has demanded a thorough, impartial investigation and support for the player.
- Chattogram Metropolitan Police deputy commissioner Amirul Islam confirmed an inquiry is under way and said anyone found responsible will be punished.
- Reports note procedural oddities, including use of a CNG rather than a police vehicle, raising questions about police protocol and how access to swift redress may differ for public figures and ordinary citizens.