Abantika’s suicide, JNU Asst Proctor, classmate remanded

Remand

A Cumilla court today placed Jagannath University (JNU) student Raihan Siddique Amman and Assistant Proctor Din Islam on two-day and one-day remand respectively in the case filed about instigating the death by suicide of JNU law student Fairuz Abantika.

The police pleaded a five-day remand for Amman and two-day remand for Din Islam and Senior Judicial Magistrate Abu Bakar Siddique of Cumilla court passed the order.

The court also ordered to submit the investigation report within the next seven working days.

The two accused were brought to the Cumilla court around 10:45am in connection with the case filed over instigating suicide of Fairuz Abontika, a JNU student.

They were brought to Sadar Court from Court Inspector Mujibur Rahman's room around 11:20am.

According to the case statement, Abontika's mother said Amman Siddique harassed her daughter sexually on online and offline platforms.

JNU Assistant Procter Din Islam abused her verbally when Abanti informed him about the matter, the case statement added.

According to Abontika’s classmates, before her death, Abontika wrote on Facebook that law department student Raihan Siddique Amman had sexually harassed her, and when she informed Din Islam, Assistant Proctor, he verbally abused her instead of taking action against Raihan. - Special Correspondent