Dhaka: Chairman of the Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Prof Mizanur Rahman on Thursday warned that they will go to the apex court if the Shah Aali police do not register a case against its members allegedly responsible for the death of a tea seller in a kerosene stove blast.

‘The NHRC, on behalf of the victim’s (tea seller’s) family, will go to the High Court, if the local police station doesn’t record a case against those involved in the incident,’ he said after visiting the victim at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH).

Tea seller Babul Mattabbar, 45, suffered burn injuries as a policeman allegedly hit his kerosene stove as he refused to pay him toll on Wednesday night. The stove exploded instantly and his body caught fire. He succumbed to his burn injuries at the DMCH this afternoon after struggling for life for hours with almost 95 percent burn injuries in his body.

The NHRC chief said, ‘It’s a regrettable and shameful incident for the entire nation. The audacity of the police force has crossed the limit. It needs to be stopped right now.’

He urged the Home Minister to ensure justice for the victim’s family by taking proper steps in this regard.

Meanwhile, four policemen of the Shah Ali police were closed on Thursday following the incident.

Victim’s eldest daughter Rokhsana filed a case was against seven people, including ‘drug peddler’ Parul and police source Delwar, in connection with the incident, Deputy Commissioner (media) of DMP Marif Hossain Sarder told UNB.

Rokhsna, however, alleged that police refused to register the case against the accused police men.

‘Some members of the Shah Alai police, drug peddler Parul and police source Delwar and some others are behind the killing of my father by setting fire to his body. I went to the thana [police station] to lodge a case against them, but they told me no case can be registered against policemen. They forced me not to file a case against police,’ she told reporters.