DHAKA, Jan 9, 2023 (BSS) - A court here today issued arrest warrant against additional deputy commissioner (ADC) Md Shahdat Hossain of Dhaka Metropolitan Police's (DMPs) detective branch (DB) in a case lodged for torturing his wife for dowry.

Judge Mafruja Pervin of Dhaka Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-8 passed the order, accepting a police report filed in the case, plaintiff's lawyer Advocate Ishrat Hasan told BSS.

According to the case documents, Shahdat was demanding Taka one crore as dowry from his wife Dr Sheikh Mrinmoyi for long, and used to assault her often.

"On November 22, 2022, the victim filed the case and the court after recording statement of the plaintiff, asked police to probe the allegations and submit a report. As the allegations were found to be true, the case was later transferred to the concerned tribunal" Advocate Hasan added.