Gaibandha UP member-elect murder: Prime suspect held
Liakat Ali Badal, Rangpur
Publish : 14 Nov 2021, 02:11 PMUpdate : 14 Nov 2021, 03:48 PM
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) said it has detained the prime suspect in the killing of Gaibandha UP member-elect Abdur Rauf.
Suspect Arif was held from Panchagarh district’s Boda upazila on Sunday, said the elite police unit.
An axe and a sharp weapon, which were used in the murder, were found in his possession, Rangpur-based RAB-13 chief Reza Ahmed Ferdous told the media on Sunday.
Newly elected Union Parishad (UP) member Md Abdur Rouf was beaten to death late on Friday, November 13, 2021Collected
“During the preliminary interrogation, he confessed to the murder,” he said before adding raids are underway to arrest the other suspects.
Late on Friday, assailants hacked Rauf, who was elected as a member in the second phase of the Union Parishad elections held on November 11.
The local police claimed to have arrested a man, identified as Rezaul, in connection with the murder.
On Saturday, locals blocked Gaibandha-Sundarganj road at Lakshmipur Bazar in the sadar upazila demanding exemplary punishment of the killer.
Gaibandha UP member-elect murder: Prime suspect held
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) said it has detained the prime suspect in the killing of Gaibandha UP member-elect Abdur Rauf.
Suspect Arif was held from Panchagarh district’s Boda upazila on Sunday, said the elite police unit.
An axe and a sharp weapon, which were used in the murder, were found in his possession, Rangpur-based RAB-13 chief Reza Ahmed Ferdous told the media on Sunday.
“During the preliminary interrogation, he confessed to the murder,” he said before adding raids are underway to arrest the other suspects.
Late on Friday, assailants hacked Rauf, who was elected as a member in the second phase of the Union Parishad elections held on November 11.
The local police claimed to have arrested a man, identified as Rezaul, in connection with the murder.
On Saturday, locals blocked Gaibandha-Sundarganj road at Lakshmipur Bazar in the sadar upazila demanding exemplary punishment of the killer.
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