Zinnat murder sparks protest in Barisal city
As freedom fighter and teacher Zinnat Ali, killed by his daughter's stalker, was buried with state honour in the city yesterday, aggrieved locals continued agitation in protest against the brutal murder and law enforcers' failure to give him protection despite an earlier GD.
Demanding immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of killer Rupam Dey and his cohorts, cross sections of people including teachers and students held a rally, blocking Barisal-Kuakata-Khulna highway from 1:00pm to 2:30pm yesterday.
Zinnat Ali, 58, a teacher of MA Wahed High School at Rupatali in Barisal city, died on Saturday of stab wounds he received from the stalkers of his daughter on Friday night in Barisal city.
Rupam Dey alias Anik, an extortionist and drug peddler in Bazar Road area of the city, used to tease Zinnat's daughter. Zinnat Ali in August lodged a general dairy with Kawnia police station in this regard.
At about 9:00pm on Friday, when he was returning home from a kitchen market, Rupam and his associate Mithu waylaid him in front of his house on MA Wahab Sarak and stabbed him.
Seriously injured Zinnat was taken to Barisal She-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital and died on the way to the capital on Saturday.
Police said they arrested Mithu on Saturday night and picked up six others including main accused Rupam's sister Bulbuli yesterday for interrogation.
Meanwhile, Barisal Metropolitan Police (BMP) has commissioned a probe to determine police negligence in taking actions against the stalker who later turned killer, even though the victim had filed a general diary earlier.
"A one-member inquiry committee comprising BMP Assistant Commissioner ATM Masud Hossain has been asked to submit report today (Monday) upon investigating the alleged police negligence," BMP acting Commissioner Zillur Rahman told newsmen yesterday.
Zinnat's namaje janaja was held after Zohr prayers at the ground of MA Wahed Girls School, where Zinnat Ali served as a teacher for long 26 years.
The freedom fighter was buried at Barisal Muslim Graveyard with state honour.
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