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Shahabuddin. He commented that Suman had been killed before the next parliamentary election
to weaken the Jubo League, and that it was a cold-blooded killing.
Rustam Ali (40), a neighbor of Suman, told Odhikar that Suman was not involved in any
terrorist activities that he knew of. He was actively engaged in Aawmi League politics.
Along with Suman, RAB arrested two others workers of the shop, Bidyut and Hanif. Hanif's
elder sister, Parul, told Odhikar that at around 10 pm on May 30, her cousin Ataur informed her
of the news of the arrest of Suman, Bidyut and Hanif by RAB. She rushed to her eldest brother
and gave him the news. The next morning they learnt that RAB had killed Suman.
Having heard the news they thought that Hanif and Bidyut had also been killed by RAB, but
later learnt that Hanif and Bidyut were under RAB custody in the office of RAB-3 at Tikatuli.
When he went to the RAB-3 office at around 5 pm Hanif's brother was asked from the gate of
the RAB office to go to Khilgaon Police Station. He went to Khilgaon Police Station at 9 o'clock
at night and was kept waiting upto 3 am. He was worried when they were not brought to the
police station even at the dead of night, thinking that RAB had killed them too. Receiving news
from Bidyut's brother, saying that Bidyut and Hanif were brought to Shabujbagh Police Station,
Hanif's sister went to Shabujbagh Police Station in the morning, on June 1, where she talked to
Hanif. Hanif was looking very panicky in the custody, she said. He was frequently asking about
Suman's funeral-prayer. He burst into tears while asking about Suman. Parul said that Bidyut's
father asked her to collect taka seven thousand to save Hanif from the case and stop him from
being taken into remand. But they were too poor to collect taka seven hundred, let alone taka
seven thousand. Only two weeks ago, Hanif joined Laurel Enterprise at a monthly salary of taka
two thousand. Suman himself got the job.
While talking to Odhikar Mr. ABM Enamul Huq, the Commissioner of Ward 25 said that he did
not know Suman well but Suman's father was quite familiar with him. As a Ward Commissioner
he is quite informed about the wicked boys of his area. He never heard any allegations against
Suman. There was a program at the Goran Tempo stand on June 1 on the occasion of Zia's death
anniversary. Coming to the program he came to know that Suman had been killed by RAB and
went to Suman's house. "My innocent son has been killed." Suman father said to the
Commissioner in a plaintive voice. He took part in the funeral-prayer (Janaja) for Suman at
noon. Several thousand people participated in his funeral-prayer, if he was a wicked person, so
many would not have been there he argued. RAB has committed a grievous crime by killing
him, he said.
Sub Inspector Sattar from Khilgaon Police Station, who discovered Shuman's body told Odhikar
that on a tip-off, they went to Banosree area at around 4 am, where they found a dead body
holding a revolver in his hand lying near Block-F in the Banosree area. Then they saw 5/6 RAB
members with black uniform. They took the dead body to the police station. Later, they
identified him as Suman by the papers in his wallet. While discovering the body, Sub Inspector
Rejaul and a few other policemen were with him, SI Satter added.
Two separate cases have been filed with Khilgaon Police Station regarding the incident. The first
case was filed under the Section 19 (Ka) 19 (Cha) of the Arms Act by BJO 147 Senior Warrant
Officer, Rahim Ullah (45), RAB-3, Tikatuli. The case accused Suman (22), son of Abdul Hakim,
259/1, Purbo Goran (West Goran), Khilgaon, Dhaka. Sub inspector Satter was investigating the
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