A murder case has been filed in connection with the killing of Abu Sayed, a student of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur who was killed by police gunfire during the anti-discrimination student movement on July 16.
Abu Sayed's elder brother Ramzan Ali filed the case with the court of Rangpur Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Raju Ahmed.
Accepting the case, the judge directed the Tajhat police station to record the complaint as a case.
A total of 17 people, including former inspector general of police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun, former deputy inspector general (DIG) of Rangpur range Abdul Baten, former commissioner of Rangpur Metropolitan Police (RMP) Md Jahangir Alam are accused in the murder case.
Suspended assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Amir Hossain and constable Sujan Chandra Roy were also named in the case.
On July 16, protesters marched five kilometres through the city to Begum Rokeya University, with Sayed joining them. Clashes erupted with quota supporters, and police fired rounds of rubber bullets to disperse the crowd.
Despite the chaos, Sayed stood firm, refusing to budge. At one point, he was shot in the chest and fell to the ground.
He was immediately taken to Rangpur Medical College Hospital, where the attending physician declared him dead.
