Police have arrested assistant sub-inspector Mohammad Ali in connection with the killing of Shaikh Ashabul Yamin, a student of the Military Institute of Science and Technology, during last year鈥檚 July Uprising.
The arrest was made during a raid in Murapara area under Rupganj upazila in Narayanganj in the early hours of Sunday, officer-in-charge of Rupganj Police Station Md Tariqul Islam confirmed on Sunday night.
ASI Mohammad Ali, who had been on the run, was later handed over to the investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal.
According to police sources, an arrest warrant had been issued against Mohammad Ali in connection with a case filed with the ICT.
On July 18, 2024, Yamin, a third-year student at MIST, was fatally shot near Savar bus stand in a police firing incident involving an armored personnel carrier.
Witnesses and video footage circulating on social media alleged that police dragged his body from the scene and dumped it near Pakijar More, sparking nationwide outrage. Although at first the body looked lifeless, it was later established that Yamin was still alive at that point. That made it a shocking abdication of responsibility on the part of police, who completely neglected their duty to get him medical assistance.
Amnesty International came in possession of three separate videos showing different phases of the incident, where none of the 12 officers seen in them attempted to provide medical aid to Yamin.
Amnesty said this was a violation of Section 5(c) of the United Nations Basic Principle on the use of Force and firearms by law enforcement officials, that requires law enforcement officials to ensure that assistance and medical aid are rendered to any injured or affected persons at the earliest possible moment.
Derrick Pounder, an independent forensic pathologist who examined photographic evidence of the wounds to Yamin鈥檚 chest, told Amnesty that the cause of his death could reasonably be presumed to have been due to the birdshot pellet injuries to the left front chest visible on his body.
