When a contractor from Kedah diligently turned up on his own volition at the Kubang Pasu police station to assist in the probe of a rape case in December last year, little did he know he would face a worse tragedy that would scar him for life.

Zul Hilmi Abdul Rahman, 32, was remanded on the next day, Dec 12, and placed in a lock-up, where he said he was beaten senseless by three police personnel - two men and a woman - for two hours and left in pain, without medical attention.