Police have arrested two of the three sacked Rab officers from Dhaka Cantonment early Saturday for their alleged involvement in the abduction and killing of seven people in Narayanganj.
They are former Lt Col Tarek Sayeed Mahmud and ex-Major Arif Hossain.
Tarek Sayeed Mahmud (left), Arif Hossain
Narayanganj superintendent of police (SP) Dr Khandaker Muhid Uddin confirmed Dhaka Tribune about the arrest of the duo.
Narayanganj City Corporation panel mayor Nazrul Islam and lawyer Chandan Sarkar along with five others were killed and their bodies were dumped into River Shitalakkhya after they were abducted on April 27.
The family members of Nazrul alleged that RAB 11 Commanding Officer Lt Col Tareq Sayeed Mohammad and two other RAB 11 officials – Major Arif Hossain and Lt Commander SM Masud Rana – killed all the seven persons for Tk6 crore.
Earlier on April 28 the authorities concerned had withdrawn all the three RAB-11 officials along with the Narayanganj superintendent of police and the deputy commissioner.
Following the allegations, the AFD sent Lt Col Tareq Sayeed Mohammad and Major Rana on premature retirement from the Army and Lt Commander SM Masud Rana on forced retirement from the Navy.
Meanwhile, the High Court on May 11 directed the government to arrest those RAB officials asking the RAB not to interfere in the arrest or investigation.