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A three-member investigative committee has been formed into the incident of beating a young man to death and burning his body in a fire in Burimari on Patgram of Lalmonirhat. The additional district magistrate formed an investigative committee headed by the deputy commissioner. Abu Jafar. You have been asked to submit the investigation report within the next 3 days. On the other hand, the RAB is also investigating the shadow.
Earlier on Thursday (October 29) afternoon, the incident took place at the Jame Central Mosque in Burimari Bazar of Patgram Upazila.
The deceased was identified as Shahidunnabi Jewel, son of Abdul Wazed Miah from the Shalban Mistripara area of Rangpur. He was a librarian at Rangpur Cantt Public School and College and a former student of Dhaka University.
Police and locals said Shahidunnabi Jewel came to visit Burimari on Thursday afternoon with a colleague named Abdar from Sultan Yobai. In the afternoon, they performed the Asr prayers at the Burimari Central Jame Mosque.
When he came down to the Qur’an Sharif kept in the mosque’s sunset to recite it at the end of the prayers, some books of the Qur’an and Hadith inadvertently fell on his feet. At this time Jewel also kissed. Muazzin had a fight with him over the matter. People in the area rushed to the scene and detained Jewel and Sultan Yobayer in a room in the Union Parishad building next door. Upon receiving the news, Patgram Upazila President of UNO, OC was present at Burimari Union Parishad.
In the evening, rumors spread throughout the market and in the neighboring village that two young men had been arrested for insulting the Quran. At that moment, the agitated mob smashed the door and window of the Union Parishad building, snatched Jewel from the administration and beat him to death. Later, the body was washed up on the Patgram-Burimari highway and burned to the ground. At that moment, the agitated crowd set the road on fire and blocked it.
Patgram and Hatibandha police, the Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) and members of the fire service tried to control the situation overnight, but failed. At that time, 10 policemen, including Patgram OC Sumant Kumar Mohant Police Station, were injured in the attack. Police fired 18 rounds to disperse the crowd.
Lalmonirhat Deputy Commissioner Abu Jafar and Police Superintendent (SP) Abida Sultana rushed to the scene with additional police officers around 10:30 pm and controlled the situation. The police have rescued Sultan Yobayer, a partner of the murdered Jewel, in critical condition and admitted him to hospital. Additional police officers were deployed to the scene and members of the RAB continued to patrol.
Patgram Police Station OC Sumant Kumar Mohant told reporters that preparations were under way to bring three separate cases against the victim’s family, assault on police and Parishad Union vandalism. No arrests have been made so far. Police are working to identify the culprits.
Lalmonirhat Deputy Commissioner. Abu Jafar told reporters that a case in this regard is being shelved. Legal action will be taken after receiving the investigation report.
Ittefaq AC
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