Murder of Youth: Father files case against 19 people
The father of a youth, who was killed in Hazaribagh on Tuesday night, filed a case yesterday accusing 19 named and two to three unnamed others.
Complainant Shahidul Islam, father of Ariful Islam Sajal, also urged police to investigate the matter with sincerity, to ensure punishment for all the killers.
He also appealed for the prime minister’s intervention to get justice.
“We had a dream centring Sajal, but all is finished now,” Shahidul told The Daily Star.
Police and family sources said law enforcers have already detained eight suspects. Police, however, did not disclose the arrests.
Contacted, Hazaribagh Police Station Officer-in-Charge Ikram Ali Miah said several teams are working to arrest the killers.
Sajal, a bright student, was supposed to sit for HSC examinations next year.
Police said Sajal and a female friend of his were in Rayerbazar Dhal area around 8:45pm when some youths started sexually harassing her. As Sajal protested, three of the four harassers left the area.
Sajal slapped the other harasser, who later called his friends over phone. Some Eight to 10 youths reached the spot right away and beat Sajal with bamboo and sharp weapons, police added.
A critically injured Sajal was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where he died.
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