The Special Response Battalion (SRB) has arrested a named suspect in connection with the sensational double murder case in Ataikula, Pabna. The arrest was executed during a raid conducted in the early hours of Sunday (November 1) at around 5:30 AM.
The arrested individual has been identified as Md. Musa (26), son of Abul Kashem hailing from Dharmagram under Ataikula police station.
The information was officially disclosed on Sunday afternoon through a press release issued by Assistant Superintendent of Police Dolly Rani Sarkar, Acting Company Commander of SRB-12, Pabna.
According to the press release, acting on a tip-off, an SRB team conducted a raid in the Pushpapara East Bonogram area of Ataikula police station in Pabna and successfully apprehended Musa. The SRB stated that he is listed as the 9th suspect named in the First Information Report (FIR) of the murder case.
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Earlier, 45 hours after the incident on Saturday (October 31) at 4:10 PM, Rubel Hossain—brother of slain Sramik Dal leader Ripon Hossain—filed a case regarding the double murder at Ataikula Police Station. The case has been registered as Case No. 23.
Pradip Kumar Saha, Inspector (Investigation) of Ataikula Police Station, stated that the FIR names 15 suspects alongside an additional 10 to 15 unnamed individuals as accused.
According to police and local sources, a dispute had been ongoing between two factions regarding the lease of the Pushpapara Hat (market). Last Thursday (October 29) at around 6:45 PM, the current leaseholder of the market, Abdus Salam Haji, and his nephew Ripon were having snacks at their office adjacent to the market. At that moment, several masked assailants belonging to the rival group arrived, opened indiscriminate gunfire upon them, and fled the scene. Although locals rushed them to the Pabna General Hospital for emergency treatment, they could not be saved.
The deceased victims are Abdus Salam Haji (55)—convener of the banned Pabna Sadar Upazila Sramik League and market leaseholder—and his nephew Ripon Hossain (50), President of Ataikula Union Sramik Dal. Abdus Salam was the son of the late Araj Ali Bepari from the Dharmagram area, while Ripon was the son of the late Omed Ali from the same locality.
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Reported by Prabir Saha, Pabna Correspondent • Edited by the Daily Best News desk. Send corrections to [email protected].
