There are no obstacles in bringing back Dubai's popular gold trader Arav Khan alias Rabiul Islam Apon, accused in the murder case of Special Branch (SB) Inspector Mamun Imran Khan.
A source of the police gave this information and said that even though he is not a Bangladeshi passport holder, enough documents have been sent to Interpol.
Interpol has already issued a red notice. He will be repatriated from Dubai anytime now.
Arav Khan is currently using an Indian passport and has obtained a Dubai resident card, the source said.
Related documents have been sent to Interpol regarding his involvement in the murder of a policeman in Bangladesh. In this regard, Interpol issued a red notice.
The National Central Bureau (NCB) branch of Bangladesh Police Headquarters is working to bring him back to Bangladesh by identifying him as a criminal even if he is not a Bangladeshi passport holder.
NCB officials are in regular contact with Interpol and Dubai Police. They are working on the process to bring Arav to Bangladesh in coordination with Interpol and Dubai Police.
The source also said that Arav Khan has been under surveillance of the Dubai Police ever since the red notice was issued. The police of that country have also increased their vigilance so that he cannot escape from Dubai to any other place. The Embassy of Bangladesh in Dubai is looking into these matters.
Besides, law enforcement officials are looking into how Arav Khan become the owner of such a huge property in just a few years and who is behind it. Besides, the detectives are looking into how he escaped from Bangladesh to India after the murder, how he made a passport in India and left Bangladesh.
According to the source, information has been received that a police inspector helped him to make the travel.
Meanwhile, although the charge sheet of the murder case of police inspector Mamun Imran Khan has been given, the case will be applied for re-investigation, said the investigation officials.
Police Headquarters AIG (Media) Manjur Rahman said: “On the basis of sufficient documents from the Bangladesh Police, Interpol has already issued a red notice against Arav Khan, a gold trader in Dubai. The NCB branch is working in coordination with Interpol and Dubai Police to bring him back to the country.”
