Murder, not accident

The death of an Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) of police near Lakshmipur Police Lines early Friday was not an accident, he was murdered by assailants, claims Lakshmipur's Superintendent of Police Shah Mijan Shafiur Rahman. Addressing a media briefing, he stated that ASI Abdul Jalil was murdered by assailants, the man did not die from gunshot wounds sustained after his sub-machine gun (SMG) went off accidentally early in the morning. Jalil, 50, was shot at around 12:30am at a tea stall in front of the Police Lines. Doctors on duty declared him dead around 1:00am after he was rushed to Lakshmipur Sadar Hospital. Police on Friday morning said the ASI received the wounds when his own firearm made an accidental discharge. But after the autopsy, SP Rahman told reporters, ‘Jalil was murdered.’ After his funeral prayer at the Police Lines in the afternoon, Shah Mijan Shafiur Rahman told the press briefing, ‘The autopsy found a shotgun bullet inside Jalil's body. But he was carrying an SMG. No bullet was shot from that.’ He said locals had gone on a protest march and blocked the road on Thursday, demanding electricity in Roypur Upazila. Jalil went there along with other police personnel from the Police Lines to bring the situation under control, he added, according to bdnews24.com.