Abontika's death: Police primarily finds partial involvement of classmate, Assistant Proctor

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has primarily found partial involvement of Jagannath University’s (JnU) suspended student Raihan Siddique Amman and relieved Assistant Proctor Deen Islam with the death of Fairuz Abontika.

Abontika hanged herself on Friday night in her Cumilla residence due to reported harassment by her classmate and the assistant proctor.

DMP Additional Commissioner Kha Mahid Uddin while addressing a press conference on Sunday afternoon, said partial involvement of the arrestees – Amman and Deen Islam – was found during primary interrogation.

“The depth of their involvement will be determined by the investigation. We have done whatever was up to us, now the Kotwali Police Station of Cumilla will investigate,” he added.

Amman and Deen Islam have already been handed over to Kotwali Police Station.

Earlier on Saturday, Tahmina Shabnam, the mother of Fairuz Abontika, filed an abetment of suicide case against her classmate Amman and Assistant Poctor Deen Islam at Kotwali Model Police Station in Cumilla.

According to the case statement, Abontika's classmate Amman Siddique was sexually harassing her. When she complained to Assistant Proctor Din Islam, he insulted her without taking any action.

Police picked up Amman Siddique and Assistant Proctor Deen Islam in connection with the death the same day.

Fairuz Abontika, a student of the 2017-18 academic year of JnU Law Department, hanged herself at her Cumilla residence on Friday after accusing her classmate Amman and the assistant proctor of harassment on a Facebook post.

The incident sparked protest among the general students and netizens and the university administration relieved assistant proctor Deen Islam from his duty and suspended Amman Siddique.