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had come undone during the assault. When Wadud asked to file a written complaint, he was told there was no one to take it. When he offered to write it himself, he was reluctantly handed a blank sheet but refused a pen despite several lying on the desk.

Eventually, Wadud managed to submit his complaint and was asked to contact ASI Anarul, who was reportedly at a nearby location. Despite repeated pleas to accompany him to the scene -- just a short walk away -- SI Jasim refused, saying, “Only Anarul handles that area. You should just leave.”

Wadud later managed to reach ASI Anarul at a local bus stand. The officer eventually agreed to visit the crime scene, but by the time they arrived -- almost 40 minutes after the attack -- the suspects were still there.

Wadud identified them from a distance, but ASI Anarul did not approach. Instead, he stood with his hands on his waist as the suspects noticed them and casually walked away. Wadud expressed disbelief and frustration at the officer’s inaction, he wrote.

The incident triggered outrage on social media, with many netizens slamming the OC’s insensitive remarks and the police’s lacklustre response.

OC Iftekhar did not receive phone calls.

Contacted, Md Ibne Mizan, deputy commissioner of Tejgaon Division, told The Daily Star that a one-member probe committee, led by Alamgir Kabir, additional deputy commissioner (Tejgaon Zone), has been formed to investigate the allegations against the OC.

“He has been asked to submit the report as soon as possible,” the DC said.

In a Facebook post yesterday, the Bangladesh Police expressed regret over the incident and the subsequent inaction of the police.

Meanwhile, a group of locals in Mohammdpur staged a demonstration in front of the police station, demanding the removal of the OC.

Police station sources said that the protestors arrived around 5:00pm and demonstrated there for an hour.