The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) could not yet find the body pieces of seven-year old Alina Islam Ayat from Chittagong, a victim of kidnapping and murder.
On Saturday, PBI conducted a search operation at Kattali sea beach area following the arrest of suspected killer Abir Ali, 19.
“We thoroughly searched the places shown by the arrestee but the body pieces might have been washed away into the sea. However on Friday night Ayat's dress and shoes were recovered from the spot as evidence of the murder,” said Ilias Khan, inspector of PBI, Chittagong Metropolitan.
PBI on Saturday produced Abir before a Chittagong court and sought a 10-day remand to interrogate him, said Inspector Ilias.
Ayat's father Sohel Rana broke into tears on Friday night after seeing his beloved child's recovered clothes.
On November 15, Abir Ali, an ex-tenant of the victim's family, abducted the girl for ransom when she was on her way to a mosque to learn Arabic.
The victim's father, Sohel Rana, lodged a general diary at the local police station after she went missing, police said.
On Thursday night, PBI members arrested Abir from Aklam Ali road area in the city out of suspicion after identifying him from CCTV footage.
Abir later confessed to strangling the girl to death as she was screaming and then chopping her into six pieces after taking her to a residence at Akmal Ali Road in the city.
He subsequently dumped the body pieces in two bags and threw then into the sea, the PBI said.
“During questioning, Abir said that he likes watching Indian TV serials 'Crime Patrol' and 'CID' and by watching those he learned everything about ransom collection, hiding bodies, and destruction of evidence,” said Special Superintendent of PBI Chittagong Metro Naima Sultana.
Officer-in-Charge of EPZ police station Abdul Karim said a case has been filed following a complaint received from Ayat's father but PBI will investigate it.
