3 arrested over JCD leader Shammo killing
Shammo died after being stabbed during a midnight altercation following a motorcycle collision near Suhrawardy Udyan. He was declared dead on arrival at the DMCH
Police have arrested three individuals in connection with the death of Shahriar Alam Shammo, a Dhaka University student and a Chhatra Dal leader, who was stabbed to death near Suhrawardy Udyan last night.
Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner (media) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), announced this morning (14 May) that following the incident, police launched an immediate operation in the Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area and made the arrest at around 2am.
The detainees were identified as Md Tamim Hawlader, Samrat Mallik, and Md Palash Sardar.
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Shammo, a student of the 2018–19 academic session of the Education and Research Institute of Dhaka University, also served as the Literary and Publication Secretary of Chhatra Dal's Sir AF Rahman Hall unit.
According to sources, around 11:45pm last night, Shammo was returning to campus from Suhrawardy Udyan on a motorcycle with his university friends Ashraful Alam Rafi and Md Abdullah Al Baizid. As they reached the northern side of the Kali Temple, a group of 10-12 unidentified individuals hit their motorcycle, causing them to fall.
An argument broke out between Shammo and his friends and the group of attackers. During the altercation, the unidentified assailants physically assaulted them, punching and beating them with bricks. At one point, one of the attackers stabbed Shammo repeatedly in the back of his right thigh with a sharp weapon.
As Shammo lay critically injured and bleeding on the ground, the assailants threatened him and his friends with various forms of intimidation before fleeing the scene.
Shammo was later rescued and taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where the on-duty doctor declared him dead.
Md Faruk, in-charge of the DMCH police outpost, confirmed the death, citing hospital sources.
"There was a deep wound on his right leg caused by a sharp weapon. The body has been kept at the morgue for autopsy," he said.
Students of the Education and Research department called for a class boycott tomorrow (15 May) and urged students to gather at VC Chattar to demand justice for the killing of their classmate and for ensuring safety on campus.
