The Special Response Battalion (SRB) has arrested three people in two separate murder cases in Chattogram, including the prime accused in the killing of Juba Dal activist Abu Yusuf alias Jibon.
Zillur Rahman Jewel, the prime accused in Jibon’s murder, was arrested from Dhaka’s Bhatara area, while another accused in the case, Md Arman, was arrested from Cumilla.
In a separate operation, Md Alam Paik, an accused in the murder of Md Hasan over an alleged theft, was arrested from Chattogram’s Chandgaon area.
SRB-7, Chattogram, carried out the arrests in separate drives on Monday (November 2), with support from other SRB units.
According to SRB, Jibon, 27, was attacked with sticks and sharp weapons by several people, including Jewel, in the Kunjochhaya residential area under Bayezid Bostami Police Station around 9:45pm on 27 October.
He sustained serious injuries to his right leg, from below the knee to the ankle. The attackers left him at the scene and fled.
Local residents rescued Jibon and took him to Chattogram Medical College Hospital, where he died while undergoing treatment on 29 October.
Jibon was the son of Golam Nabi of Mudafargaon village in Matlab Uttar upazila of Chandpur. He lived with his family in the Bayezid Bostami area and worked as a day labourer at an ice cream factory in Shershah.
SRB said Jibon had joined Jewel’s political group three to four months before the incident. A dispute reportedly developed between them over a change in political allegiance and establishing dominance in the locality. SRB also claimed that Jibon had received threats and intimidation over the dispute.
Jibon’s mother filed a case with Bayezid Bostami Police Station on 28 October, naming 15 people and accusing another 25 to 30 unidentified individuals. The case was initially filed under charges including attempted murder. Section 302 of the Penal Code was subsequently added.
Acting on a tip-off, SRB identified Arman’s whereabouts and arrested him from the Thakurpukur area under Cumilla Kotwali Police Station at around 7:15pm on 1 November. Arman is a resident of Burma Colony in Chattogram’s Bayezid Bostami area.
A separate joint SRB team arrested Jewel from Dhaka’s Bhatara area at around 2:15am on Monday. He is a resident of the Kunjochhaya area under Bayezid Bostami Police Station.
In the second case, SRB-7 arrested Alam Paik from in front of Chandgaon Hotel and Restaurant on Arakan Road in Chandgaon at around 1:10pm on Monday.
According to SRB, Hasan was beaten to death in Chattogram city over an allegation of theft. A case was filed with Chandgaon Police Station on 26 October, naming Alam Paik as an accused.
Alam Paik is a resident of Harikhana area in Bagerhat Sadar upazila.
SRB said legal proceedings against the three arrested individuals were underway.
