A man wearing a white shirt and black pants lies on the road. Around 25-30 young men are standing nearby. One youth is wearing an orange vest, black pants, and a gray helmet. The helmet-wearing youth is repeatedly striking the fallen person with a sharp weapon. Simultaneously, three to four others are also assaulting him. This scene is from a video retrieved by the police.
The incident occurred last Tuesday afternoon near the Chattogram Court building, in front of a house on Sebak Colony road, adjacent to the Kotwali Police Station. Lawyer Saiful Islam was brutally beaten and stabbed to death at the spot. The youth striking with the sharp weapon is Chandan Das, who works as a sanitation worker.
Police reported that 25 to 30 people were involved in Lawyer Saiful Islam’s murder. Four of them directly participated in stabbing him. By analyzing the crime scene CCTV footage, police have arrested eight people so far. The operation to arrest the remaining suspects is ongoing.
[The rest of the detailed narrative describes the sequence of events leading to the murder, including a court hearing, protests, and the subsequent violent incident.]
The 52-second video footage obtained by police reveals that Om Das, Chandan, and Ronab attacked Lawyer Saiful Islam with sharp weapons. Even after Saiful’s lifeless body lay on the road, others continued beating him with sticks. About 25-30 people were present at the scene.
Eight individuals were arrested on Tuesday night on charges of involvement in the murder, including Romit Das, Sumit Das, Gagan Das, Nayon Das, Bishal Das, Aman Das, Manu Methar, and Rajib Bhattacharya. Most of those arrested are sanitation workers, with one being a law student from a private university.
Following the incident, most residents of Sebak Colony have fled their homes. Residents anonymously told media that while only a few were directly involved, the entire colony is now in danger, hoping no innocent people are harassed.
The District Lawyers’ Association president, Najim Uddin Chowdhury, has questioned the police’s role in the court premises incident involving Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari.
Kazi Tarek Aziz, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Media) of City Police, stated that the police handled the situation with utmost professionalism and patience, and no negligence was involved.
