SI beaten to death: One arrested, operations underway to arrest others involved

Police have arrested a man in connection with the beating death of a police officer in the Aminbazar area of Savar, Dhaka.

The arrested man is Zahirul Islam, 30, son of Moslem Uddin of the Bardeshi area of Aminbazar.

Dhaka District Police Superintendent Shamima Parveen confirmed the arrest to The Business Standard, saying, "An operation was conducted on the night of the incident, and one person involved in the incident was arrested. Operations are ongoing to arrest the others involved."

Earlier, the wife of the deceased police officer, Shiuli Begum, filed a case with Savar Model Police Station over the killing of Altaf Hossain, 58.

Several people were named as accused in the case, along with unidentified individuals.

Altaf Hossain lived with his family in the Borodeshi Madina City area of Aminbazar.

His family runs a small factory there that manufactures pyjamas and T-shirts.

Around 8pm yesterday, Altaf saw people beating Kalam, the elderly owner of a rickshaw garage adjacent to the factory, over a dispute involving an auto-rickshaw and a car.

Witnessing the incident, Altaf stepped forward and tried to stop the attackers. When they became aggressive towards him, he identified himself as a police officer. At one stage, when he tried to move the attackers away, they beat him.

Altaf then returned to the factory and told his younger son Ariful about the incident. At that point, the car arrived in front of the factory.

Four to five people got out of the car, while around 20 to 25 others joined them there. They then attacked both Altaf and Ariful, family members said.

Around 9:30pm, Altaf and Ariful were rescued in critical condition and taken to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital in Dhaka, where doctors declared Altaf dead.