The investigation committee of Beauty Akhter rape and murder has suggested taking departmental action against the first investigation officer of rape and abduction case of the girl for negligence in dealing with the lawsuit.

Sub-Inspector Zakir Hossain of Shayestaganj Police Station in Habiganj was also closed to the district police lines on Monday.

The three-member probe committee, formed on March 29, yesterday submitted its report to Bidhan Tripura, superintendent of Habiganj police.

The body thoroughly investigated the rape and murder of Beauty, 16, and submitted its report within three working days, said Bidhan.

ASM Shamsur Rahman Bhuiyan, additional superintendent of Habiganj police and also the probe body chief, said Zakir, who was the IO of the rape and abduction case, was closed for dillydallying over dealing with the case.

“Had he taken right initiatives at the right time, Beauty would have been with us today,” he added.

Beauty, of Brahmondora village in Shayestaganj upazila, was stalked and harassed on her way to workplace by Babul Mia and his accomplices. After she told her parents about the matter, she was kidnapped from home, taken to an unknown place where she was kept hostage for a month (January 21–Febraury 21) and raped, said victim's father Sayed Ali in a case statement.

On March 1, Sayed Ali, a labourer, filed the rape and abduction case against 11 people, including Babul and his mother, a UP member, with Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal of Habiganj. 

Zakir was made the IO of the case. But he did not take any action against the accused. So, Beauty lost her life, Shamsur added. 

Babul then threatened Beauty's family with dire consequences, if the case was not withdrawn. On March 13, Sayed sent his daughter to a relative's house in Lakhai upazila. On March 16, Babul kidnapped her again, raped and killed her. Later, her body was dumped in a haor.

On March 18, Beauty's father lodged the rape and murder case with Shayestaganj Police Station against Babul and several unknown people.