Police have arrested Fazlul Haque Amini, the prime accused in the murder of Wahiduzzaman Shamim, who was killed in a mob beating in Debhata upazila of Satkhira.
Amini, 45, son of the late Qari Golam Rasul of South Parulia village in Debhata upazila, was arrested around 11pm on Saturday from the Krishnanagar area of Kaliganj upazila during a joint operation by police and members of SRB-6.
Debhata Police Station Officer-in-Charge HM Shaheen said the arrest was made based on a tip-off during a joint operation involving police from Debhata and Kaliganj police stations and members of SRB-6.
Additional Superintendent of Police Zayen Uddin Mohammad Ziad, company commander of the SRB-6 Satkhira camp, said Amini was handed over to Satkhira Sadar Police Station on Sunday afternoon.
According to the case details, Amini went live on social media on 13 October, accusing Shamim, 38, of hurting religious sentiments. He allegedly mobilised a crowd and led two attacks on Shamim, who was beaten to death by a mob.
Abdul Jalil Sana, the victim’s elder brother and son of Shamsur Rahman Sana of Subarnabad village in Debhata, filed a murder case with Debhata Police Station on Thursday night.
Amini was named the prime accused in the case, which also names 10 other individuals.
Another 200 to 250 unidentified people were accused in the case.
Following the filing of the case, Amini and the other accused went into hiding, according to the report.
Police have so far arrested three accused in the case, including Amini.
