Locals demand capital punishment of killers

All sections of people continued protest for the third day yesterday against the murder of Gobindaganj mayor's son Ashikur Rahman Samya.

They brought out a procession and formed a human chain at Gobindaganj upazila headquarters, demanding immediate arrest and capital punishment of the killers.

Protesting the murder of the mayor's son, local traders kept the shops shuttered for three hours from 9:00am. They also took out a procession, demanding immediate arrest and capital punishment of the killers. The traders later formed a human chain along the Rangpur-Bogra highway for an hour.

Police recovered the body of Samya, only son of Mayor Mayor Ataur Rahman, and a Class IX student of Gobindaganj High School, from behind Gobindaganj Community Centre on Eid Day, 14 hours after he was called out of their house by his three classmates.

Locals found the body stuffed in a sack in the morning and informed the police.

Mayor Ataur Rahman filed a case with Gobindaganj Police Station on Saturday, accusing 11 people, including councillor Jainul Abedin, of the murder.

In the case statement, Mayor Ataur stated that Samya's classmates Sharier Khan Hridoy, Jakir and Sajib called his son out of his house at Ghoshpara under the municipality on Thursday evening and later killed him with the help of other accused.

Police picked up Hridoy, Rabeya, Runa, Sujan, Rafiqul, Al-Amin, Jakir Hossain and Shimul for interrogation.

After preliminary investigation, police said there had been an altercation between the victim and Hridoy over a costly mobile phone set and previous disputes with some other friends. Hridoy, Jakir and Sajib tactfully called Samya out of the house and later killed him, they added.

Victim's family members alleged that police did not take necessary steps even though they informed them (police) that Samya went missing on Thursday noon.