Shahidul Islam, father-in-law of slain Narayanganj city panel Mayor Nazrul Islam, fears that Nur Hossain, the prime accused in the recent abduction and murder of seven people in the city, might be killed in crossfire. He also urged the law enforcers not to do that.
“This will hide the facts. Nur knows everything. Many culprits will be saved if he is killed in crossfire,” Nazrul told the Dhaka Tribune over phone.
Asked if he had got any indication of Nur's arrest from the investigators, he said Narayanganj police had assured him that Nur would be arrested soon. “But if he is killed in crossfire, we will be deprived of justice,” he added.
“We want to know the real fact. We do not want anyone to stop the investigation midway by killing him,” Shahid said.
Nazrul, his four aides, senior lawyer Chandan Sarkar and his driver were abducted almost at the same time on April 27.
Six bodies, including that of Nazrul and Chandan, were found floating in the Shitalakkhya river three days later, and the other was found the following day.
