Woman dies in police custody in Jashore, family alleges torture

A woman, Afroza Begum, 40, died in police custody in Jashore’s Abhaynagar upazila on Sunday morning, hours after being detained from her residence. Her family alleged police implicated her in a false drug case and tortured her to death for failing to pay a bribe of Tk 2 lakh. However, police claimed they arrested her with 30 yaba pills and denied torturing her. They said she fell ill in custody and died on the way to the hospital. An investigation is underway.