Slain farmer's wife, daughters cry for justice

The two children and wife of slain farmer Shafiqul Islam were seen crying at their home at Shalmara village of Bhelabari union under Aditmari upazila of the district yesterday. "Oh Allah, helps us and punish the killer," they were saying.

Shafiqul Islam, 36, was son of late Roich Uddin of Shalmara village in Bhelabari union under the upazila. 

 Shahina Parvin, 28, wife of Shafiqul said, "A local moneylender and his cohorts killed my husband, and hung the body. The moneylender called my husband from the house on July 22 and the body was found on July 23," she said, adding that there was a feud between her husband and the moneylender over borrowing money.

Shahina alleged that she lodged a murder case with Aditmari Police Station, but police recorded it as an unnatural death (UD) case. "Police told us that they will record it as a murder case after the post-mortem report," she added.

Abdul Hai, investigation officer of the case, said it was recorded as an UD case as the body was found hanging at a distance from the victim's home.

Horeshwar Roy, officer-in-charge of Aditmari Police Station, said he has written to the civil surgeon to send the post-mortem report of Shafiqul as soon as possible. Police will receive the report within two or three days, and then they will take legal steps according to the report, he added.