Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested son of the owner of ‘Pinak-6’ launch from a house in the city’s Khilkhet area early Friday in connection with the recent launch capsize incident.
The arrestee is Omar Faruk Limon, 27, no. 3 accused in the launch capsize case.
Tipped-off, a special team of Rab-1 conducted a drive in a house in Khilkhet area and arrested him around 2:30 am, said sources from Rab headquarters.
Earlier, members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested Abu Bakkar Siddique alias Kalo, the owner of the sunken launch at Agrabad in Chittagong city early Wednesday.
The overloaded launch Pinak-6 capsized in the Padma River, 800 yards off Mawa ghat (jetty) on August 4 with over 250 passengers on board while it was heading towards the jetty
Forty eight bodies were recovered from the Meghna and Padma rivers till Tuesday night after the launch capsized in the mighty river.
According to a list of Munshiganj district administration, 62 passengers of the ill-fated launch are still missing.
The operation to salvage sunken launch ‘Pinak-6’ was abandoned due to rough weather on Monday (August 11).
