Six months after the fatal stabbing of Dhaka University (DU) student SM Shahriar Alam Shammo, investigators have found drug peddlers responsible for the killing, reports bdnews24.com.
In its chargesheet over the incident, police said Shammo, a leader of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, and his friends were attacked by drug dealers in May after they told them to stop selling marijuana inside Suhrawardy Udyan.
"Seven people have been charged in the case. Four others have been recommended for discharge as the allegations against them could not be proven.
Shammo was stabbed to death because he tried to stop them from selling marijuana in Suhrawardy Udyan," said Inspector Akhtar Morshed of the Detective Branch (DB), who led the investigation.
Shammo was stabbed while riding a motorcycle through the park on the night of May 13. His friends subsequently rushed him to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared him dead around midnight.
Shammo was a student at the Institute of Education and Research at Dhaka University. A resident of AF Rahman Hall, he served as the literature and publication secretary of the hall's Chhatra Dal unit.
On May 14, his elder brother Shariful Islam filed a case at Shahbagh Police Station against 10-12 unidentified suspects. Police said three people were arrested that day.
After completing the investigation, the DB submitted the chargesheet on Thursday, accusing seven people described as drug peddlers.
Those named in the chargesheet are Mehedi Hasan, Md Rabbi alias Kobutor Rabbi, Md Ripon alias Akash, Nahid Hasan Papel, Md Hridoy Islam, Md Harunur Rashid Sohag alias Lombu Sohag, and Md Robin.
