Responding to RAB’s claim about the arrest of Rajshahi University teacher AKM Shafiul Islam killing mastermind, Rajshahi Metropolitan Police Commissioner Md Shamsuddin yesterday said it would be considered a new clue in the probe.
“We are not neglecting the RAB statement. We see it as a fresh clue in the entire investigation,” he said.
The RMP commissioner said all the arrestees would be interrogated more thoroughly as more evidence is what the police are trying to gather, said Shamsuddin while addressing a briefing at RMP headquarters.
RAB on Sunday arrested six people and claimed that one of them had masterminded the killing of Shafiul.
“Since the beginning of the probe, police have focused on Shafiul’s personal, professional and social life as well as the possible involvement of any militant outfit in the killing. Those arrested by RAB can be considered suspected killers as we are yet to have any details,” said Shamsuddin.
“Based on information of two witnesses, police have recovered two dresses worn by the killers. Among the six arrestees of Bogra is a machete maker named Sadhon Karmakar,”
he said.
The police official said law enforcers were trying to piece together all the clues found so far to find out the killers.
Two men named Shariful Islam and Raihan have been detained in connection with creating the Facebook page “Ansar Al Islam Bangladesh 2” and Shamsuddin said both of them are closely involved with the politics of Jamaat-Shibir.
“We are also trying to find out whether the two have any connection with three previous arrestees - Sagor, Jinnah and Arif – who also belong to Jamaat-Shibir,” he said.
Meanwhile, after the end of the first phase of remand, eight arrestees out of the 11 were remanded for one more day.
Chhatra Dal units of Rajshahi city and Rajshahi University jointly organised a briefing at the city BNP office yesterday evening and demanded fair probe into the case.
Police are also interrogating the former boyfriend of a girl, who was rescued from the house of the slain professor on the day of the incident. The man named Jahangir Hossain works at a private bank in Shirajganj.
