The Detective Branch of police yesterday interrogated Buet Associate Professor Farseem Mannan Mohammedy over the gruesome murder of writer Avijit Roy.
“Detectives questioned him for about three hours starting from 11am at the DB office,” Masudur Rahman, deputy commissioner (media and publication) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, said.
A high official of DB police, requesting anonymity said: “The investigators asked Farseem about the meeting on Amar Ekushey Book Fair premises on the day of the incident.”
They also asked him about the topic they discussed there, he said. “We have noted down all the statements given by Farseem about Avijit,” he added.
Avijit, founder of the secular platform Mukto-Mona blog, was hacked to death by unidentified assailants on February 26 near the TSC roundabout. The attack also critically injured Avijit’s wife Rafida Ahmed Bonya, who is currently receiving medical care in the US.
Avijit’s father Prof Ajoy Roy earlier claimed that he was suspecting involvement of Farseem in the gruesome murder.
