Bangladesh lynching: Victim's father accuses police of allowing perpetrator to flee

The father of the teenage boy, who was beaten to death by a group of men in Bangladesh, has claimed that a police official in the north-eastern city of Sylhet took a bribe and helped one of the accused flee the country.

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Samiul Alam Rajon's father, Md. Azizur Rahman, said that Aminul Islam, a sub inspector at the Jalalabad Police Station, helped Kamrul Islam escape to Saudi Arabia in exchange for 12 lakh takas, reported The Daily Star.

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He alleged that Aminul was paid six lakh takas in cash and the rest was supposed to be given after Kamrul's arrival in Saudi Arabia.

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The victim's father claimed that getting Kamrul's brother, Muhit, off the hook was also a part of the deal.

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Following the allegations, Aminul was withdrawn from duties yesterday.

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Meanwhile, the Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP) commissioner has formed a three-member committee, headed by Additional Police Commissioner SM Rokon Uddin, to probe the allegations against Aminul and submit a report within three days.

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Rajon was beaten with a metal rod and the perpetrators filmed the act on camera.

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The 13-year-old was accused of stealing a bicycle rickshaw van in Sylhet.

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According to the autopsy report, Rajon died of brain haemorrhage and his body bore about 64 injury marks.

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The video sparked widespread outrage and prompted thousands in Bangladesh to take to streets and demand justice for the act.