Sagar Hossain, the charge-sheeted second accused in the murder case of businessman Md. Ajibar Rahman, has been arrested in Kaliakair upazila of Gazipur. Police arrested him on Friday afternoon from the Nunkhawa Bazar area of Nageshwari upazila in Kurigram.
The arrested Sagar Hossain (20) is the son of Sharif Hossain from the Thakurpara area of Kaliakair.
According to police and the victim's family, businessman Ajibar Rahman was returning home to Thakurpara by autorickshaw from the Patik Market area on the night of July 23. Along the way near Thakurpara Bazar, Sharif along with his two sons, Sumon and Sagar, and several others intercepted Ajibar Rahman and brutally beat him with sharp local weapons and iron pipes. He was admitted to a hospital with critical injuries, where he passed away on August 19 after undergoing treatment for 26 days. Following the incident, the victim's wife, Nargis Akhter, filed a case accusing Sharif Hossain and his two sons, Sagar Hossain and Sumon Hossain.
Read nextElite Lifestyle's 19th Outlet Inaugurated in PabnaAlthough the accused remained fugitives following the incident, police conducted continuous operations across various locations. After nearly a month, police successfully apprehended the 2nd accused, Sagar Hossain, from Kurigram on Friday afternoon.
Kaliakair Police Station Sub-Inspector (SI) Jahangir Hossain confirmed that the prime accused in the Thakurpara businessman murder case has been arrested, adding that efforts are underway to nab the remaining suspects.
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Reported by Shakil Hossen, Kaliakair (Gazipur) • Edited by the Daily Best News desk. Send corrections to [email protected].
