The detective investigation committee, formed for the investigation into the murder of Italian origin international aid worker Cesare Tavella, said on Thursday that they were investigating whether any third party was involved in the killing to put the government in an awkward situation..
The committee chief, Dhaka Metropolitan Police joint commissioner (Detective Branchy) Monirul Islam, after visiting once again the spot at Gulshan, where Tavella was shot dead on Monday, told reporters, ‘We are investigating whether a third party was involved in the killing to put the government in awkward situation.’
He said, ‘We have some clues to the murder for which we need to visit the spot again.’
He, however, said that they were not sure about the motive for the killing and they had idea about the killers.
He said that they had so far confirmed that at least three people took part in the murder, but many more people might be involved and the killers escaped through nearby Road-89 in order to avoid trouble as there were diplomatic installations and a police check point at the end of Road-83.
Replying to a query, Monirul said that they were not sure whether any militant outfit had any involvement in the killing.
He said that they were not sure how many weapons were used in the killing.
Another investigator said that they found no suspicious movement of any person before the shooting.
‘We are not sure whether they [the shooters] were techno-shabby but they had not used electronics gadgets to avoid capture,’ the official added.
Three 7.65mm calibre cartridges were recovered from the spot after the police reached there and those were sent to the Criminal Investigation Department for ballistic examination.
CID special superintendent Rezaul Haider said, ‘We are waiting for court order for the examination.’
The investigators said that there were no closed-circuit television cameras installed on Road 89, which connected Road 83 with Gulshan North Avenue.
The chief investigator said that Tavella was a simple person in nature and ‘we found nothing special’ at his rented apartment, located some 300 metres west from the killing spot.
‘We found only essentials inside his apartment…One of her foreigner friend used to stay there and she left for Kirgizstan later on,’ Monirul said.
On Monday evening, miscreants shot dead the 51-year-old aid worker beside the boundary wall of the official residence of Bangladesh Bank governor on Road-90 close to different foreign missions and installation, and residences of diplomats of the Netherlands, Australia, India, Germany, Egypt and Saudi Arab.
Dhaka Medical College staff said that the body was not taken by Cesare’s organisation or the embassy till Thursday evening though his post-mortem examination was conducted on Tuesday afternoon.
The foreign ministry in a statement on Thursday said following the incidence, the security of the Dhaka city as well as Baridhara diplomatic zone was tightened.
‘A good number of foot patrols, motorcycle patrol, car patrol and check point have been established in the capital,’ it stated.
It read that officers-in-charge of all police stations were directed to increase the surveillance over foreign organisations, accommodations, important hotels, clubs and international educational organisations.
They were also asked to keep contact with the foreigners, the statement said.
City special branch of police also has been directed to accelerate their surveillance, it said.
The committee chief, Dhaka Metropolitan Police joint commissioner (Detective Branchy) Monirul Islam, after visiting once again the spot at Gulshan, where Tavella was shot dead on Monday, told reporters, ‘We are investigating whether a third party was involved in the killing to put the government in awkward situation.’
He said, ‘We have some clues to the murder for which we need to visit the spot again.’
He, however, said that they were not sure about the motive for the killing and they had idea about the killers.
He said that they had so far confirmed that at least three people took part in the murder, but many more people might be involved and the killers escaped through nearby Road-89 in order to avoid trouble as there were diplomatic installations and a police check point at the end of Road-83.
Replying to a query, Monirul said that they were not sure whether any militant outfit had any involvement in the killing.
He said that they were not sure how many weapons were used in the killing.
Another investigator said that they found no suspicious movement of any person before the shooting.
‘We are not sure whether they [the shooters] were techno-shabby but they had not used electronics gadgets to avoid capture,’ the official added.
Three 7.65mm calibre cartridges were recovered from the spot after the police reached there and those were sent to the Criminal Investigation Department for ballistic examination.
CID special superintendent Rezaul Haider said, ‘We are waiting for court order for the examination.’
The investigators said that there were no closed-circuit television cameras installed on Road 89, which connected Road 83 with Gulshan North Avenue.
The chief investigator said that Tavella was a simple person in nature and ‘we found nothing special’ at his rented apartment, located some 300 metres west from the killing spot.
‘We found only essentials inside his apartment…One of her foreigner friend used to stay there and she left for Kirgizstan later on,’ Monirul said.
On Monday evening, miscreants shot dead the 51-year-old aid worker beside the boundary wall of the official residence of Bangladesh Bank governor on Road-90 close to different foreign missions and installation, and residences of diplomats of the Netherlands, Australia, India, Germany, Egypt and Saudi Arab.
Dhaka Medical College staff said that the body was not taken by Cesare’s organisation or the embassy till Thursday evening though his post-mortem examination was conducted on Tuesday afternoon.
The foreign ministry in a statement on Thursday said following the incidence, the security of the Dhaka city as well as Baridhara diplomatic zone was tightened.
‘A good number of foot patrols, motorcycle patrol, car patrol and check point have been established in the capital,’ it stated.
It read that officers-in-charge of all police stations were directed to increase the surveillance over foreign organisations, accommodations, important hotels, clubs and international educational organisations.
They were also asked to keep contact with the foreigners, the statement said.
City special branch of police also has been directed to accelerate their surveillance, it said.
Source: New Age
