Gandaria mason murder: Named accused arrested by RAB
Gias was later handed over to Gandaria Police Station for further legal action.
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested a named accused in the murder of a mason in the capital's Gandaria area, allegedly stemming from a previous dispute.
Gias Uddin alias Gesu, 34, was arrested during a raid in Matuail area of Jatrabari around 3:30am today (11 September), Tapan Sarker, assistant director (media) of RAB-10, said.
According to the RAB official, Gias had been absconding since the murder of Abdul Mannan and was arrested with the help of information technology.
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Gias was later handed over to Gandaria Police Station for further legal action.
Mannan, a mason, was stabbed to death in the Mir Hazaribagh area of Gandaria on 7 June.
According to police and RAB, Mannan had an argument with his friend Mohammad Rajon Dewan Suman alias Bagha, 27, over a personal matter about a week before Eid-ul-Adha.
On the day of the incident, Mannan was on his way to his mess for lunch when he saw Rajon and several others allegedly assaulting a mentally challenged man.
When Mannan intervened, an argument and scuffle broke out between the two groups.
At one point, Rajon allegedly attacked Mannan with a sharp knife, leaving him critically injured.
Mannan was taken to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
Mannan's sister filed a murder case with Gandaria Police Station the same day, naming Rajon as the prime accused.
RAB later arrested Rajon from South Keraniganj the following day.
