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A committee formed by the home ministry to investigate the prison death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed has said that he died of “natural causes”. );
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The five-member committee led by Additional Secretary Tarun Kanti Sikder of the home ministry submitted its report on Wednesday, said Sharif Mahmud Apu, public relations officer of the ministry. The report states that Mushtaq s death was natural.
Sharif was unable to say if the report contained any mention of whether there was a delay or negligence in the treatment of Mushtaq.
The Rapid Action Battalion arrested Mushtaq at his Lalmatia home on May 6 last year amid the coronavirus crisis. Afterwards, he was charged with propagating disinformation against the government on social media under the Digital Security Act.
Kishore granted bail, after 10 long months
6 days ago, his co-accused Mushtaq died in jail; prison probe finds no negligence over the writer’s death Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent
Cartoonist Ahmed Kishore finally secured bail yesterday after languishing in jail for 10 months in a case filed under the controversial Digital Security Act.
A High Court bench granted him bail, six days after writer Mushtaq Ahmed, another accused in the case, died while in custody. The two were prosecuted for their cartoons and writings.
The death of Mushtaq, who was denied bail six times and kept at the Kashimpur jail in Gazipur, last Thursday sparked protests across the country. People of all walks of life, mainly students and teachers, hit the streets demanding justice for Mushtaq and release of Kishore.
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