Bring college boy Sumon's killers to book

People of Falda and adjacent villages under Bhuapur upazila of the district formed a human chain and held a rally at Falda Bazar yesterday, demanding arrest and exemplary punishment of the killers of college student Sumon Miah.

Several hundred people, including women and children, took part in the programme with banners and placards, and gave a 24-hour ultimatum to police for arresting the culprits.

At the rally, the protesters also threatened to launch a tougher agitation programme if the law enforcers failed to nab the culprits by the deadline. Among others, local political leaders Swaran Datta, Fariduzzaman Selim, Selimuzzaman Selu and Abdul Hannan spoke at the rally. The speakers expressed their disappointment, saying that police could not arrest any of the killers even two days after the brutal killing. 

Sumon Miah, 20, son of Ramjan Ali of Falda village and a first year student of Ibrahim Khan Government College in Bhuapur upazila, was abducted by local goons from a wedding party at Sujanagar village in Gopalpur upazila on Saturday night because of enmity over love affair with a girl, police and local sources said. 

 The gang tied Sumon to a tree and beat him up mercilessly.

Being informed by locals, the victim's father went to the spot, rescued Sumon and took him to Gopalpur Upazila Heath Complex. He died while he was being taken to Tangail Medical College Hospital on Sunday.

Sumon's father filed a case with Bhuapur Police Station on Monday, accusing six people by name and four others who were not identified.

Contacted, Fazlul Kabir, officer-in-charge of Bhuapur Police Station, said the law enforcers are raiding different areas to arrest the rest of the accused.