Dismembered body recovery: Victim's friend Jarez, his girlfriend placed on 5-day remand
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Israt Jennifer Jerin passed the remand order after a hearing this evening
A Dhaka court has placed Md Jarezul Islam alias Jarez and his girlfriend Shamima Akhter on a five-day remand in the case filed over the recovery of a 26-piece dismembered body of Rangpur raw material trader Ashraful Haque.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Israt Jennifer Jerin passed the remand order after a hearing this evening (15 November).
Earlier, DB Inspector Md Akhtar Morshed, the investigation officer of the case filed with Shahbagh Police Station, produced the two accused before the court and sought a seven-day remand for interrogation.
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Jarez, a close friend of the victim, and his girlfriend Shamima were arrested in connection with the gruesome killing yesterday (14 November).
The gruesome case came to light after police recovered a dismembered body packed inside two drums near the gate of the National Eidgah ground, adjacent to the High Court, on Thursday.
The victim, identified as Ashraful Haque, 42, had been cut into 26 pieces, confirmed Shahbagh Police Station Officer-in-Charge Khaled Monsur.
A case was filed on Friday by the victim's sister, Anjina Begum, at Shahbagh Police Station. She named her brother's friend, Jarez Mia, as the prime accused, along with several unidentified accomplices.
Case filed over dismembered body found near National Eidgah; victim's friend named prime accused
According to the case statement, Shamima had developed an extramarital relationship with Rangpur trader Ashraful Haque. She later became involved in another affair with Ashraful's friend Jarez Mia, creating tension among them.
At one stage, Shamima and Jarez murdered Ashraful in a house in the Kadamtali area and left the body there. Two days later, on 13 November, they allegedly moved the body to the bathroom and dismembered it into 26 pieces.
The case states that the duo then packed the body parts into two drums, transported them by CNG-run autorickshaw, and dumped them near the National Eidgah ground before fleeing the scene.
Ashraful was an importer of onions and potatoes from India and Myanmar and had a government licence for the business.
He came to Dhaka on Tuesday (11 November) for business purposes. He last spoke to his family around 9pm on Wednesday (12 November), after which all communication stopped.
