The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has uncovered the mystery behind the murder of VAT officer Bullet Bairagi, who went missing while returning home after training in Chittagong.
He was killed in a brutal attack carried out by an organised robbery gang. Five individuals have been arrested in connection with the incident.
The arrested suspects are: Md Sohag, Ismail Hossain Jony, Imran Hossain Hridoy, Rahat Hossain Jewel, and Sujon. They were detained during separate operations conducted in different areas of Comilla.
RAB’s Director of Legal and Media Wing, Wing Commander Entekhab Chowdhury, disclosed the information at a press briefing held on Monday at the RAB Media Center in Karwan Bazar, Dhaka.
According to RAB, Bullet Bairagi went missing around 11:00pm on April 24 while returning from Chittagong. Approximately 12 hours later, on the morning of April 25, his body was recovered beside a hotel in the Kotbari area along the Dhaka–Chittagong highway. Multiple injury marks were found on the body.
Following the incident, the victim’s mother filed a murder case against unidentified persons with Comilla Sadar Dakshin Model Police Station.
RAB stated that after getting off a bus in the Jagarjhuli area of Comilla on the night of the incident, the victim was targeted by a group of robbers who had been lying in wait. He was forcibly taken into a CNG-powered auto-rickshaw at gunpoint, assaulted, robbed, and later thrown from the moving vehicle. He died on the spot from severe head injuries.
Immediately after the incident, RAB intensified intelligence surveillance and launched operations. Based on confidential information, the suspects were arrested from different locations on April 26. A CNG auto-rickshaw, machete, Swiss knife, hammer, and other items allegedly used in the crime were also recovered during the operation.
During preliminary interrogation, it was revealed that the arrested individuals are members of an organised criminal gang. They reportedly targeted long-distance passengers, abducting them in CNG auto-rickshaws and robbing them at gunpoint.
RAB further stated that the suspects have multiple cases filed against them in various police stations, including charges of theft, robbery, and drug-related offenses. Legal proceedings are currently underway.