Police have detained Riaz Uddin alias Raju in connection with the rape and murder of Jannatul Tazmin, a 15-year-old girl in Cumilla.
He was apprehended in the Kolatoli area of Cox’s Bazar town around 10pm on Sunday.
Cox’s Bazar Sadar Model Police Station Officer-in-charge Sheikh Mohammad Ali confirmed the detention.
During the investigation, it was learned that Raju was Tazmin’s boyfriend.
The OC said Raju was detained on suspicion of involvement in Tazmin’s murder.
Authorities are deciding whether to name Raju as an accused in the case filed in Cumilla, he added.
