FENI, Aug 20: A fresh case has been filed in connection with the fatal shooting of a student during an anti-discrimination protest at Mohipal in Feni, allegedly carried out by Awami League activists.
The case named Masud Uddin Chowdhury, former MP of Feni-3, as the principal accused, along with former MP of Feni-1 Alauddin Ahmed Chowdhury Nasim, former MP of Feni-2 and Feni District Awami League general secretary Nizam Uddin Hazari.
A total of 301 people have been made accused, including 151 known Awami League leaders and activists and 150 unidentified people. This brings the number of murder cases filed in Feni to six.
On Tuesday, August 20, Mahfuza Akter, mother of the deceased student Wakil Ahmed Sihab, 17, filed the case with Feni Model Police Station. Sihab was the son of Sirajul Islam of South Kashimpur village under Feni Sadar Upazila and he was a student of Class IX at Jailaskar School.
The incident occurred when the accused allegedly launched an unprovoked attack with explosives and firearms during a protest and sit-in programme under the Mohipal flyover, part of the central anti-discrimination student movement. Sihab was shot in front of Mohipal Plaza and fell to the ground. The attackers then reportedly beat him with sticks, iron rods, and the butts of rifles, ensuring his death.
Ruhul Amin, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Feni Model Police Station, stated that the police have initiated an investigation into the separate cases filed regarding the incident. He assured that necessary legal actions will be taken against those involved.