Accused Swadhin confesses to involvement in journo Tuhin's murder, says RAB
The investigation is ongoing and more information is expected to be revealed as it progresses, says RAB official Mamun Khan Chishti
One of the arrestees, identified as Md Swadhin, has confessed to his direct involvement in the brutal killing of journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin in Gazipur city two days ago, according to the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB).
Addressing a press briefing today (9 August), RAB-1 Gazipur Company Commander SP KMA Mamun Khan Chishti said Swadhin confessed during preliminary interrogation following his arrest from the Shibbari area of Gazipur city late last night (8 August).
Swadhin was identified from the CCTV camera footage and confirmed as a direct participant in the attack on Tuhin, he said.
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The RAB official said Swadhin has confessed that they attacked and killed Tuhin because he recorded a video of an attack on a man named Badsha Mia carried out by Swadhin and members of his gang.
Mamun stated that the details gathered from the CCTV footage and Swadhin's confession initially confirmed the motive behind Tuhin's murder.
"But the investigation is ongoing and more information is expected to be revealed as it progresses," he added.
Police have so far arrested seven individuals in connection with the murder.
The arrested individuals are: main suspect Mizan alias Ketu Mizan (35), his wife Golapi (25), Md Swadhin (28), Al Amin (21), Shahjalal (32), Md Faisal Hasan (23) and Sumon.
Earlier, Bason police Officer-in-Charge Shahin Khan said two cases have been filed, one by Tuhin's elder brother, Md Selim, and the other by the brother of Badsha Mia, who was injured in a separate attack shortly before Tuhin's killing.
Asaduzzaman Tuhin, 38, was the Gazipur staff reporter for Dainik Protidiner Kagoj. Originally from Mymensingh's Fulbaria upazila, he lived in Gazipur city with his wife, Farida Akhter and their two sons.
According to police and witnesses, the fatal attack on Tuhin took place near his office at Masjid Market on Thursday (7 August).
The assailants had chased Tuhin, when they saw he was recording the attack on Badsha Mia, into a nearby tea shop and hacked him to death before fleeing. While the chase was captured by nearby CCTV cameras, the hacking was not.
Police later recovered Tuhin's body and sent it to Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College Hospital for autopsy.
