Ethnic minority people on Monday formed a human chain in the Rajshahi city, demanding arrests and punishment of the killers of Hingu Razoar, who had been recently killed.
City inhabitants, ethnic minority men and women from Godagari upazila, where the victim lived in, his family members, leaders and activists of different left organisations and human rights activists also joined the programme at Shaheb Bazar Zero Point.
Jatiya Adibashi Parishad, Tribal Cultural Development Organisation and Tribal Society Development Organisation jointly organised the programme at about 11:30am.
Pointing at the recent increase in the incidence of violence against the ethnic minority people at Gogagari of the district, the speakers said powerful quarters often tried to hush up the crimes and influence the law enforcers to work in favour of the perpetrators.
Referring to the rape of Serafina Mardi, who later committed suicide, rape and killing of Mariam Murmu and killing of Hingu Razoar, all happening at Godagari, they said the criminals grew ever more audacious and daring as the law had failed to bring them to book.
They also sought intervention of the prime minister and the home minister in ensuring security of the ethnic minority people in the region.
Jatiya Adibasi Parishad president Anil Marandy, general secretary Rabindranath Saren, Rajshahi district chapter president Bimal Chandra and Tribal Cultural Development Organisation executive director Abdus Samad addressed the programme, among others.
Hingu Razoar, 18, a cowherd, was severely beaten up at village Gopalpur on July 20 and died two days later at Chapainawabganj Sadar Hospital.
A case was filed with the Chapainwabganj police the day he had died.
None has been arrested yet, said Chapainawabganj police officer-in-charge Golam Mortuza.
Source : New Age
