DINAJPUR, Sept 6, 2024 (BSS) - One more murder case was filed last night (Thursday) against former justice M Enayetur Rahim, his younger brother former member of parliament (MP) M Iqbalur Rahim and 103 others in connection with the killing of student Rabiul Islam Rahul during the Anti-Discrimination Students Movement in Dinajpur.

Md. Riyad, son of Md. Rezaul Islam of Pak Paharpur area of the district town, filed the murder case at Kotwali Police Station as the plaintiff.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Dinajpur Sadar Kotwali Police Station Md. Farid Hossain confirmed the matter.

The other accused in the case are former Chairman of Sadar Upazila Parishad Imdad Sarkar, former Chairman of Birganj Upazila Abu Hossain Bipu, five UP Chairmen of Sadar Upazila Abhijit Basak, Mominul Islam, Md. Rana, Ataur Rahman, Gorgies Sohail and Mustafa Kamal, former VC Professor Md Ruhul Amin of Haji Mohammad Danesh University of Science and Technology, district Awami League General Secretary Altafuzzaman, former Sadar Upazila Awami League General Secretary Biswajit Ghosh Kanchan and former Upazila Parishad Chairman Faridul Islam.

The case names 105 individuals and includes 500 unidentified persons as accused.

According to the case statement, hundreds of students from various schools and colleges in Dinajpur joined the anti-discrimination student protest on August 4.

Rabiul Islam Rahul participated in the protest as well. Around noon, when the protesters reached municipal intersection area and the road in front of Zilla School, supporters of former Whip Iqbalur Rahim, allegedly under his indirect support and incitement, attacked the protesters.

When the attackers fired at the students, Rabiul Islam Rahul was shot in both legs. He was taken to M. Abdur Rahim Medical College Hospital in Dinajpur, where he succumbed to his injuries on August 9.

The victim Rabiul Islam Rahul, was the son of Moslem Uddin from Bidurshai Maharajpur village in Fazilpur Union, Dinajpur Sadar Upazila. He was an 11th-grade student at Raniganj Ehia School and College.

Earlier, on August 19, Dinajpur District Jubo Dal leader Ruhan Hossain filed another case and on August 25, the elder brother of victim Rahul filed the second murder case and Md Riyad filed the third case on September 5, accusing former justice M Enayetur Rahim and whip Iqbalur Rahim.