Actor-producer son and father Shanto Khan, Selim Khan killed in mob thrashing

Actor Shanto Khan and his father, the infamous Chairman of Lakshmipur Model Union Parishad of Chandpur Sadar Upazila, and film producer-director Selim Khan were beaten to death on Monday.

This was confirmed by multiple posts from the Facebook group ‘Bangla Chalachitra’.

According to information received, Shanto and his father, Selim Khan, got into a disturbance in Balia Union‍‍`s Farakkabad market on Monday afternoon during their escape from their hometown. When they arrived in the neighbouring Bagara market, they were confronted by mobs but were still able to protect themselves by shooting their weapons. 

The attackers there then attacked and murdered Selim Khan and his actor son Shanto Khan.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Chandpur Sadar Model Police Station. Sheikh Mohsin Alam informed the media that they had come to know about their deaths.

For many years, Salim Khan ruled and was convicted for illegally extracting sand with hundreds of dredgers in the Padma-Meghna river at the Chandpur maritime border. He was jailed for these incidents, and a case against him is currently ongoing in ACC.

He was the proprietor and director of Shapla Media, which has produced several popular films, including ‘Shahenshah’ and ‘Bidrohi’ starring Dhallywood superstar Shakib Khan, to name a few. He even directed the film ‘Tungi Parar Miya Bhai’ based on various events such as the childhood, adolescence, and youth of the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

That film launched the career of his son Shanto Khan, who later acted in several other movies under his father’s production banner.

Back in July this year, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed a case against actor Shanto Khan over his alleged involvement in amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 3.25 crore, on charges of a non-submission of asset declaration on time and amassing illegal assets. 

This is the first time an actor who portrayed Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the silver screen, has been murdered in the country.