 The High Court on Monday issued rule upon the government to explain within two weeks why the extra-judicial killing of Enamul Islam Ena of Kushtia should not be properly investigated and the perpetrators should not be brought to justice, reports UNB.
| "Well first, yer honor, he's kinda dead since he tried to escape." |
A division bench headed by justice MA Matin also directed the respondents to ensure independent inquiry into the killing to be conducted by the district magistrate of Kushtia. The district magistrate has been asked to submit a preliminary report on the matter in two weeks.
| "Ya see, he volunteered to help us pinch his gang there in the alley." |
The court orders came upon a writ filed by Naimul Islam, brother of the victim, challenging the extra-judicial killing in the name of so-called cross fire by the police.
| "It was, oh, 4 am I think it was, yeah, 4 am, and the lighting wasn't too good, see, yer honor, and all of a sudden the gang starts shootin' at us." |
Enamul Islam Ena, a part-time journalist and district motor workers union leader, was picked up by detective branch police from Majampur gate area in the town on April 13 without showing any warrant of arrest order. Later he was killed in so-called cross fire on April 16 at Talbaria under Mirpur thana. He was not produced at any magistrate court before he was killed.
| "And Enamul, well yer honor, he wasn't the swiftest of foot, and he made a break for it, least we think so, and somehow he got hisself shot. Really his own fault, yer honor." |
Barrister Amirul Islam appeared for the petitioner. |