Rajon murder case accused Kamrul Islam has been detained in Jeddah of Saudi Arabia, four days after the brutal killing.
Labour Counsellor in Jeddah Mokammel Hossain told the Dhaka Tribune that Kamrul was handed over to Saudi police after detention.
The government imposed an embargo on Kamrul from leaving the country on Sunday.
However, locals said Kamrul fled to Saudi soon after his brother Muhit was detained on July 8.
Accused Kamrul Islam. Photo courtesy: Golam Mortoza
The ill-fated 13-year-old boy, Sheikh Samiul Alam Rajon, was tortured to death by a group of persons at Kumargaon on the outskirts of Sylhet city around 7:30am on July 8.
A murder case was filed in this regard by Jalalabad police, in which Rajon’s father later became a plaintiff. Muhit was listed as the prime accused in the case, while his brother Kamrul Islam, 24, their accomplice Ali Haider, 34, and guard Moyna Miah, 45, were charged with murder as well.
A Sylhet court has placed Muhit on a five-day remand on Monday in the case filed over Rajon's murder.
Muhit's cousin Ismail Hossain Ablus was detained on Monday in connection with the barbaric incident.
A 28-minute video, recorded on a mobile phone camera, shows the victim tied to a pole in front of a workshop in the still-closed Sultan Ali Market, beside the Dhaka-Sunamganj road. From the video, it seemed there were five to six men who took part in the barbaric torture.
Informed about the suspect, police went to the spot and took Muhit into custody and recovered Rojan’s body from a microbus. The body was identified by Rajon’s family at the police station on the night of July 8.