The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has seized another motorcycle, helmet and fake licence plate reportedly used in the attack on Inqilab Mancha spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi.
DMP Media and Public Relations Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Talebur Rahman made the disclosure in a press release issued on Wednesday.
According to the release, the items were recovered in abandoned condition around 8:45am on 14 December from the Banolata Residential Area in West Agargaon under Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station.
Based on preliminary investigation, analysis of CCTV footage and intelligence report, CTTC recovered the motorcycle and helmet from ground-floor parking area of a building in that area.
Later, the fake number plate was recovered from inside a manhole where it had been discarded.
The investigation revealed that the motorcycle had changed hands multiple times, making ownership identification a complicated process.
The original owner was Abdur Rahman. It was later sold successively to Shahidul, Rasel, then to Obaidul Islam through an online marketplace, followed by Anarul, and again to Obaidul, before finally being sold to a person named Shuvo.
After a total of eight transfers, the motorcycle was purchased in the name of Mainuddin Islam using the national identity card of Md Kabir, an associate of Faisal Karim Masud, prime suspect for the attack.
The recovered motorcycle, helmet and fake number plate have been handed over to the Detective Branch (DB) for further legal proceedings.
