Family yet to get justice in five years
Family of Shamsuddin Milon, who was killed in a mob beating in Companyganj upazila on July 27 in 2011, is yet to get justice after five years into the killing of the 17-year-old boy.
On July last year, Officer-in-Charge Ataur Rahman Bhuiyan of Noakhali Detective Branch (DB) of Police, also the investigation officer (IO) of the case, submitted a charge-sheet before a cognisance court against 31 people, including four policemen.
After the hearing on November 5 the same year, Senior Judicial Magistrate Farhana Bhuiyan ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for further investigation.
But nearly nine months after the court order CID is yet to submit the probe report.
Milon's father Gias Uddin said last year he agreed to withdraw the case after police assured him of giving Tk 10 lakh as compensation and a job for his younger son.
But they did not keep their commitment, he added.
Contacted, ASP Jalal Uddin Ahmed Noakhali CID said they will submit the investigation report in a short time as soon as the investigation is complete.
After receiving Tk 14,000x his father sent from abroad on July 27 in 2011, Milon went to Charkakra High School to meet his cousin Chumki, a Class VI student of the school.
When Milon was waiting in front of the school, UP member Jamal Uddin along with some villagers caught Milon, suspecting him as robber and beat him mercilessly, leaving him dead on the spot.
Later, they handed the body to police who kept it with bodies of five robbers in front of the Companiganj police station.
After the news was published in several newspapers, the authorities suspended OC Rafique Ullah, SI Akram Uddin Sheikh, constables Abdur Rahim and Hema Ranjan Chakma of the police station and formed a body to investigate the incident.
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