Fair probe demanded

Several hundred people, including former and current students of Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College and family members and relatives of Dr Shamarukh Mahjabin, formed a human chain in the capital's Shahbagh yesterday demanding a fair probe into her death.

Shamarukh Mahjabin, 26, wife of Humayun Sultan, son of ex-MP from Jessore-5 constituency Khan Tipu Sultan, was found dead at her in-laws in the capital's Dhanmondi on November 13. Humayun and Mahjabin got married in April last year.

Her in-laws claimed Mahjabin committed suicide, while her father Nurul Islam filed a murder case accusing Humayun Sultan, his father Tipu Sultan and mother Dr Jasmine Ara, associate professor of the college.

After the hour-long human chain yesterday, the demonstrators organised a rally during which they demanded punishment of the culprits responsible for Mahjabin's death saying if the culprits were not punished, innocent young girls would continue to be murdered in the country.        

Meanwhile, the post-mortem report of Mahjabin was handed over to police by the Dhaka Medical College authorities on Sunday. The report states that Mahjabin's death was a suicide.

Rejecting the report, Mahjabin's father Nurul Islam filed a petition with a Dhaka court for conducting another post-mortem on Tuesday. The court agreed and ordered for another post-mortem.  

Humayun is in jail at the moment while his parents are out on bail.