Seven to eight criminals took part in the murder of SP Babul Akter’s wife Mahmuda Khanam Mitu in exchange for money they received through a middleman, police said yesterday.
Police also told the media about the arrest of two suspected killers, one of whom had shot Mitu.
The two, Wasim and Anwar, both from Rangunia upazila in Chittagong, were arrested on Saturday. And they gave confessional statements before a Chittagong court last night, reports our Chittagong office.
Details about their arrest, however, could not be known.
A number of police officials wishing anonymity said it was quite unusual that suspects in a murder case are giving confessional statements just a day into their arrest and without interrogation in police remand.
Asked if the arrestees disclosed the name of the mastermind, Devdas Bhattacharya, additional commissioner of Chittagong Metropolitan Police, said, “They [the arrestees] told police that they did not know the mastermind … they just took part in the murder after receiving money through a middleman.”
He also told this newspaper, “We will know about the mastermind once we arrest all the criminals involved in the murder.”
Source: The Daily Star
