An NGO worker, a man and a woman, were allegedly detained and tortured in Chandina, Comilla. The male worker was taken to a secluded garden, tied to a tree and the female worker was stripped naked. The accused extorted money by threatening to spread the video recorded on a mobile phone. A case has been filed at the police station in this regard.

The incident took place in a garden in Dakshinpara, Dighirpara, Tulatoly, Chandina Municipality, from Monday evening (March 17) to 11 pm. They were working in the Chandina branch of an NGO called IDF. The next day, Tuesday (March 18), a male NGO worker, Tarique Rahman, filed a case at the police station, naming four people.

The female worker was stripped naked and humiliated and recorded a video on her mobile phone. The video was threatened to be spread on the social media Facebook and demanded extortion again. At that time, the woman called her sister and her sister sent 20,000 taka to the torturers’ bKash number. Even after receiving the money, the woman started physically torturing her. At one point, the villagers realized that they were robbers and chased them, but the torturers fled.

Nazmul Huda, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Chandina Police Station, said, “After treatment at the hospital, we will bring them to the police station and file a case after hearing the details. Efforts are underway to arrest the accused.”