Leader of Aziz market shop owners has seen footage; police have collected it too but say nothing specific
When publisher Dipan was parking his car on the east side of Aziz super market on Saturday afternoon, a youth was caught on a CCTV camera “suspiciously moving” around him. About half and hour later, the same youth was seen leaving the market along with five others.
Two of the six were seen carrying two bags, looking weighty, according to Nazmul Ahsan, president of shop owners’ association of the market. Nazmul claimed to have seen the footage, and according to officials, police too have obtained it.
Talking to The Daily Star yesterday, he said the youth entered the building around 2:15pm through an entry point at the parking area and left around 2:54pm through another entry-exit point at the east side of the market.
“The two youths were always holding the bags though those were hanging from their shoulders,” he added.
Nazmul said the whole episode was captured in two CCTV cameras — one installed on the east side of the market another at the parking area. The market has at least 14 entry-exit points and four of those were not under CCTV coverage.
Unidentified assailants hacked dead Faisal Arefin Dipan of Jagriti Prokashani inside his office on the second floor of the building on Saturday. The killing came to light around 6:00pm after the door locked from inside was opened by his colleagues in presence of police. The office was not under any CCTV coverage.
Around afternoon that day, publisher Ahmedur Rashid Chowdhury Tutul of Shuddhoswar Prokashani and two writers Tareq Rahim and Ranadipam Basu were hacked by three youths at Shuddhoswar office at Lalmatia.
Contacted, Mashrukure Rahman, deputy commissioner of detective branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police told The Daily Star yesterday that movements of many looked suspicious in CCTV.
“We are not in a position to say anything about the specific suspicion. It will take time as we need to see it repeatedly,” he added.
Investigators of the case are also checking the list of calls processed through the mobile towers covering the market area, DB sources said.
Meanwhile, after a three-day strike protesting the killing, owners and employees of Aziz market opened their shops yesterday morning.
Around 12:15pm, the owners and employees along with publishers and writers took to the street in front of the market demanding immediate arrest of the killers.
Source: The Daily Star
