Key Highlights:
- Police have arrested Mahir Rahman, the accused in the murder of Jagannath University student Md. Jobayed Hossain.
- Mahir’s mother herself handed him over to the police station on Monday (October 20) morning.
- No case has been filed in the incident so far.
- The deceased Jobayed was a member of the Jagannath University Chhatra Dal convening committee and a student of the Statistics Department in the 2019-20 session.
- The family wanted to file a case against five people, but the OC is alleged to have delayed taking the case.
- Jagannath University students have blocked roads and staged protests in protest of the murder.
- Jagannath University authorities have declared two days of mourning and postponed all University Day programs on October 22.
Accused Mahir arrested in the murder of JUB student Jobayed
Police have arrested Md. Mahir Rahman, one of the accused in the murder case of Jagannath University (JUB) student Md. Jobayed Hossain. According to police sources, Mahir’s mother herself appeared at Bangshal Police Station with him early on Monday (October 20) and handed him over to the police.
However, no case has been filed in the incident so far.
Identity of the deceased Jobayed and details of the murder
The deceased Jobayed Hossain was a student of the 2019-20 session of the Department of Statistics of Jagannath University and a member of the JUB Chhatra Dal convening committee.
He was murdered on Sunday (October 19) afternoon while giving tuition in Armanitola in the capital.
Police recovered his body covered in blood on the stairs of a house in Armanitola. Police said that, the blood-stained body was recovered from the stairs of a house named ‘Roshan Villa’ at around 4:45 pm. At that time, CCTV footage showed two young men running away, but their faces were not clearly recognizable.
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Family’s allegations and police response to the case
Enayet Hossain Saikat, the elder brother of the deceased, said,
‘আমরা পাঁচজনকে আসামি করে মামলা করতে চেয়েছি—শিক্ষার্থী বর্ষা, তার বাবা-মা, বর্ষার প্রেমিক মাহির রহমান এবং মাহিরের বন্ধু নাফিসকে। কিন্তু বংশাল থানার ওসি মামলা নিতে রাজি হননি।’
Translation: “We wanted to file a case against five people—student Barsha, her parents, Barsha’s boyfriend Mahir Rahman, and Mahir’s friend Nafis. But the OC of Bangshal police station refused to take up the case.”
He further complained,
‘ওসি বলেছেন, এতজনের নাম দেওয়া ঠিক হবে না। বর্ষার বাবা-মায়ের নাম দিলে মামলাটা নাকি হালকা হয়ে যাবে। কিন্তু আমরা তাদের নাম দিতে চাই। আমরা ভাইয়ের হত্যার বিচার চাই।’
Translation: ‘The OC said it would not be right to give the names of so many people. If we give the names of Barsha’s parents, the case will become lighter. But we want to give their names. We want justice for our brother’s murder.’
In this regard, Bangshal Police Station OC Rafiqul Islam said,
‘তারা যাদের নাম দিতে চান, আমরা সেই নামেই মামলা নেব। শুধু পরামর্শ দিয়েছি যেন বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের শিক্ষকদের সঙ্গে আলোচনা করে চূড়ান্ত সিদ্ধান্ত নেন।’
Translation: “We will take up the case in the name of the person they want to name. I have only advised them to discuss it with the university teachers and make a final decision.”
The reason for the delay in taking the case was that the OC was not at the police station from 1 am to 3 am, and later came and suggested reducing the number of accused, which further delayed the proceedings of the case.
Investigation and interrogation
After the incident, the police took Barsha into custody for interrogation.
He was brought from his home to the police station around 11 pm on Sunday after a long interrogation. Police say that all evidence, including CCTV footage, is being verified in the investigation to uncover the reason behind the murder.
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Student protests and university announcement
In protest against the murder, students of Jagannath University took a stand in front of Bangshal police station and demanded the immediate arrest of the accused. They protested by blocking the Tatibazar intersection and lit fires for some time. After this incident, the university authorities have declared two days of mourning. At the same time, all events for the University Day scheduled for October 22 have been postponed.
Source: The Business Standard
