OUR CORRESPONDENT, Kushtia

Four days after the brutal killing of Pir Abdur Rahman Shamim in Kushtia’s Daulatpur upazila, police are yet to arrest any of the four named accused, two of whom are affiliated with Jamaat and Chhatra Shibir.

The 52-year-old pir, Abdur Rahman Shamim, was beaten and hacked to death by a mob of 300 to 400 people at his darbar (shrine) in Philipnagar of the upazila on April 11, following allegations of hurting religious sentiments. Two others were injured in the incident.

His brother Fazlur Rahman filed a case with Daulatpur Police Station early Tuesday, accusing four named and 180-200 unidentified persons.

The named accused are Khaja Ahmed, former president of Kushtia district unit Islami Chhatra Shibir and a full member (rukn) of Jamaat; Jamaat activist Rajib Mistri; Khelafat Majlish’s

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