A dream of witnessing the timeless beauty of the Taj Mahal turned into an unimaginable nightmare for Badal Farazi, a Bangladeshi citizen who lost 18 crucial years of his life due to a grave miscarriage of justice. Instead of the iconic monument, fate led him to the dark confines of Delhi’s notorious Tihar Jail. Author Rahitul Islam has now brought his harrowing, true-life story to readers in his novel, Badaler Karabas, a press release said.
Published by Prothoma Prokashon, the book is now available for pre-order on Prothoma.com and other leading e-commerce platforms across the country.
Badal Farazi travelled to India in 2008 purely as a tourist. However, Delhi Police wrongly arrested him due to a partial name similarity and falsely implicated him in a murder case. Despite being completely innocent, he became a victim of judicial error and was sentenced to life imprisonment by a lower court in India. After enduring more than a decade behind bars, Badal was finally repatriated to Bangladesh in 2018 under a prisoner exchange agreement. Tragically, even after returning home, his ordeal did not end—he remains incarcerated in Bangladesh to this day. During his prolonged absence, his father passed away while waiting endlessly for his son’s return.
Despite these devastating circumstances, Badal persists in his battle from the confines of prison. His resilience, tears, legal struggles, and never-ending quest for justice form the emotional core of Badaler Karabas. The novel stands as a powerful testament to how the life of an ordinary young man can be crushed by systemic flaws in the justice system.
Speaking about the book, author Rahitul Islam said, “Badal Farazi’s life story is no less dramatic than a film. While writing about his arrest, wrongful conviction, inhuman torture inside prison, his remarkable pursuit of education while incarcerated, the selfless efforts of French citizen Julie and human rights activists, and his bitter legal struggles even after returning home, I found myself deeply shaken time and again. The result is not just Badal’s story—it is his silent protest against the inconsistencies of the justice system.”
