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HRCBM-Kulna, Bangladesh
Mr. Niranjan Das, a minority community
leader and a transport businessman was brutally killed on the evening
of June 4, 2004. A group of miscreants sprayed bullets on Niranjan
around 8:30pm Friday evening of June 4, 2004.
The news was latter published in
Daily Pubanchal dated 5th, june 2004. Mr. Das was locally known as
good businessman who owns transport & construction business farms.
As a community leader Nirajan Das was regarded and well accepted
in the locality.
Nianjan was the second child of
his father late Bijoy Krishna Das of Shen Para under Daulatpur thana
in Khulna city. On the the evening of June 4th Mr. Das was sitting
in the office of "Gazi Filling" gas station. After a while, Mr. Das
went out to the road for a little walk. Suddenly a gang of 3 to 4
assassins attacked him and sprayed bullets on him and escaped.
Hearing the sound of gunfire, local people rushed to the spot where
Niranjan was laying in the pool of blood. The locals then transported
him to the Khulna Medical College Hospital where he was pronounced
dead at around 9:30 pm in the evening. According to Police and hospital
staff, Mr. Niranjan was died on the spot yet to control the situation
they have took him to the operation theater. He is lived by three
daughters namely Champa, Nupur and Chabi Rani Das. Nupur is fifteen
years old, Chabi Rani Das is thirteen and the eldest daughter Champa
(20) is married.
His wife is Shipra Rani Das told
HRCBM-khulna chapter that Niranajan never told her about having enemy
or conflict with any one. Niranjan's nephew Dulal Das, 22 who is now the
guardian of the family told that his uncle had no known enemy.
He added that in 1999 a robbery occured in their house. The robbers
were people of his community who were accused in the case that was
filed against them. The accused miscreants namely Zahir Bhuyan, Zahangir
Bhuyan, Ripon Bhuyan, Kashem, Masum and Guddu were sentenced to 10
years imprisonment by session court but latter released by upper
courts. The gang has threatened Mr. Niranjan Das and his family with
dire consequences several times yet police did not take any measure
against them.
Mrs. Shipra Rani Das (victim's wife)
filed a case with Daulatpur police station without mentioning anybody's
name. In this context, Police has told our Khulna representative
that they have arrested Jamal, son of Taher, Harun, son of Fazlur
Rahaman, another Jamal and Abul Hossain for their suspected involvement
in the murder. Police are still investigating whether murder
was for not paying extortion fees or for filing the robbery case.
HRCBM volunteers of Khulna chapter
have asserted that this murder can be taken into consideration in
the context of continuing oppression against minority community in
the locality and throughout the country. Hundreds of minorities including
influential community leaders have been slaughtered within last three
years.
The minority community of Khulna
has become panic stricken after this murder as Mr. Niranjan was considered
an influential member of the community.
