The family of murdered teenager Shamsuddin Milon of Companiganj upazila in the district is yet to see justice, eight years after the brutal incident.

His father Gias Uddin died in March last year, waiting for punishment of the killers.  

On July 27 in 2011, agitated people of Char Kakra union in Companiganj beat dead six alleged robbers.

The same day, Milon was going to the upazila headquarters from his village home of Char Fakira. On his way, in front of Char Fakira Academy High School, a group of people handed him over to police, suspecting him as a robber.

When the police van reached Teker Bazar, a mob brought him down from the van and beat him dead.

A couple of days later, a video footage of the brutal incident recorded in a mobile was published in the media and Milon's mother Kohinoor Begum filed a murder case in this regard.

Four policemen -- inspector Rafiq Ullah, SI Md Akram Sheikh, constables Abdur Rahim and Hemaranjan Chakma were suspended on charge of negligence of duty and a departmental case was filed.

After suffering punishment in the departmental case, they are now in service in different areas of the country while 27 men, arrested for involvement in mass beating, following detection by the video footage, came out on bail.

In July of 2015, OC Ataur Rahman Bhuiyan, investigating officer of the Detective Branch of Noakhali, filed a final report before the court, seeking acquittal of 31 people including four policemen, who had been identified after watching the video footage.

“The court did not accept the final report and later ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to conduct further investigation,” said ATM Mohib Ullah, public prosecutor of the District and Sessions Judge's Court.

Contacted, Jalal Ahmed, superintendent of police of Noakhali CID, also the investigation officer, told over mobile, “The accused had been identified through the video footage. The opinion of the legal experts has been sought for making them accused for the second time.”