Law enforcers have failed to find out any clue to the killing of Tanwir Muhammad Taqi in Narayanganj city six years ago.
Seventeen-year-old Taqi went missing after he had left home for Sudhijon Pathagar, a library in Narayanganj city, around 4:00pm on March 6 in 2013. Taqi's body was found floating in the River
Shitalakkhya on the morning of March 8.
After a murder case was filed by Rabbi the then Officer-in-Charge of Sadar Model Police Station started an investigation. Rifat bin Osman was arrested and interrogated on remand.
The Home Ministry on June 20 in 2013 handed over the case to RAB upon a High Court order following an appeal by Rabbi.
Investigators also failed to find out who were behind the killing of Taqi. The case is now under investigation by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). RAB officials told the daily Observer that the "investigation is going on" and would end soon.
The day Taqi went missing, Rabbi filed a general dairy with Narayanganj Kotwali Police Station. He filed a murder case with the same police station on the day the body was found.
Law enforcers so far arrested five people -- Yusuf Hossain Liton, Rifat, Sultan Shawkat, Tayebuddin and Simanta -- in connection with the murder.
Two of them -- Yousuf and Sultan -- gave confessional statements before the magistrate.
In his statement on November 12 in 2013, Sultan said Ajmeri Osman led the killing of Taqi. Sixteen days later, he appealed to the magistrate seeking withdrawal of his statement.
Sultan fled the country, coming out of jail on bail on March 20 in 2014. A Narayanganj court issued warrant against him. The four others are now out of jail on bail.
The Home Ministry on June 20 in 2013 handed over the case to RAB upon a High Court order following an appeal by Rabbi.
Meanwhile, leaders of different socio-political and cultural organisations expressed dissatisfaction over the lengthy investigation.
RAB-11 Commanding Officer Lt Col Kazi Shamsher Uddin said, "Taqi murder case is a sensational one. Investigation is still going on. It is difficult to say when the probe report will be submitted but it will take time."
He "cannot comment" on the latest state of the probe before it ends. Replying to a query, he also said there is no pressure on them and they were working in their own way.
