A Dhaka court has ordered a judicial probe into a case filed in connection with the killing of Chhatra League’s Hazaribagh unit president Arju Mia in a "gunfight" with RAB.
Metropolitan Magistrate Shahriar Mahmud Adnan passed the order after taking the case into cognisance on Tuesday morning.
On August 23, Arju’s brother Masud Rana filed the case against four including three RAB officials on charge of abduction and killing of Arju.
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The four are RAB 2 Commanding Officer Colonel Masud Rana, Deputy Assistant Director Shahidur Rahman, Inspector Wahid and RAB informant Ratan. Several unnamed persons were also accused in the case.
Arju was the prime accused in a case filed over the brutal beating of 17-year-old Raja on theft allegations in Hazaribagh, who succumbed to his injuries on August 17.
The Chhatra League leader died on August 18 in what RAB said was a gun battle.
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In the case statement, Masud mentioned that Arju was kidnapped by the accused RAB officials the day Raja died as part of a plan to kill the young student leader.
Arju’s mother Joytunnesa earlier told the Dhaka Tribune that Arju and his friends beat up Raja after suspecting the boy of stealing mobile phone and laptop.
She said Raja’s death was caused by Arju’s friends who along with Arju beat the minor boy up.
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RAB arrested Arju after a complaint was lodged by Raja’s sister Reshma Akhter following the death of the minor boy while the shootout took place when the RAB team headed to Baroikhal area to arrest Arju’s associates.
