Background

27 July 2011
Six people, branded by the police as robbers, were beaten to death by a mob in Rahimar Tek area at Charkakrha union of the upazila. One of them was Shamsuddin Milon. Man beaten to death by mob in the presence of Police. Mobile phone footage captures people hitting Milon with sticks, kicking his head to the ground after dragging him down from a police van.

Later, the footage shows the police dragging his body in to their van.

Location
Companyganj, Tekerhat in Noakhali

Police Involved

Sub-inspector Mohammad Akram Sheikh
Constable Abdur Rahim
Constable Hema Ranjan Chakma

These three officers had been suspended on 7 August 2011

Probe Committee
Three member committee, led by additional SP Mohammad Mahububur Rashid

Investigation

3 Aug 2011
Kohinur Begum, Milon’s mother filed a case against Companyganj police officials, local union parishad member Jamal Uddin and Mizanur Rahman, the husband of a female UP member. According to Shamsuddin Milon’s mother :

Milon was going to Basurhat with Tk 14,000 for land registration. Milon was waiting for his cousin at Charkakrha where Jamal and Mizan along with others allegedly beat him up and later handed him over to the police with critical injuries.

Milon later succumbed to his injuries. The police officials finally took his body to the police station and left the body with the bodies of the suspected robbers, his mother said.

His body was buried by the police.

Court Hearings

Details to be Posted Soon