Parvez murder: Prime accused Meheraj arrested in Gainbandha, third accused Mahathir in Ctg
With the latest arrests, police have so far apprehended six people over the killing of Parvez. Among them, three are named accused
Police and the RAB have arrested Meheraj Islam (20) and Mahathir Hasan (20), both named accused in the murder case filed over the killing of Primeasia University student and Jatiotabadi Chhatradal activist Jahidul Islam Parvez, from Gaibandha and Chattogram, respectively.
Of them, Meheraj, the prime accused in the case, was arrested by RAB in Gaibandha today (23 April), RAB's media wing said in a statement issued to the media.
On the other hand, Mahathir was arrested on Tuesday (22 April) night from a house at Azad Tower in Halishahar of Chattogram, Banani Police Station Inspector (Investigation) Mehedi Hasan confirmed to The Business Standard.
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With the latest arrests, police have so far apprehended six people over the killing of Parvez. Among them, three are named accused.
Earlier on 21 April, police arrested Al Kamal Sheikh alias Kamal (19), Alvi Hasan Junayed (19), and Al Amin Sunny (19) from the Wireless Railgate area of Mohakhali. However, none of them are students of Primeasia University or are named in the case.
The next day, Hridoy Miyaji (23), a named accused in the murder case, was arrested in Cumilla. A Dhaka court today placed him on a seven-day police remand in the case.
Parvez was killed on 19 April. A day later, his cousin Humayun Kabir filed a case with the Banani Police Station against eight individuals for their alleged involvement in the murder.
The accused named in the case are Meheraj Islam (20), Abu Jafar Giffari (20), Md Mahathir Hasan (20), Sobhan Niyaz Tushar (24), Hridoy Miyaji (23), Rifat (21), Ali (21), and Fahim (22).
The killing of Parvez
The deceased, Parvez, was a student of the private university's Textile Engineering Department and hailed from Mymensingh.
The case statement claims that the accused, Sobhan Niyaz Tushar and Hridoy Miyaji are leaders of the SAD.
It states that at around 3pm Saturday (19 April), Parvez was chatting and laughing with his friends in front of a shop, locally known as "Alaminer Dokan", in front of the Rancon Building on the opposite side of the university.
Two female students from the University of Scholars were standing behind them. At that time, Meheraj Islam, Abu Jafar Giffari, and Md Mahathir Hasan approached Parvez and asked why they were laughing.
This led to an argument between Parvez, and his friends and the accused named in the case. Three university teachers later intervened and resolved the dispute.
Around 4:40pm, when Parvez and his friends were talking on the road in front of the university, the accused, along with other unidentified individuals, chased them, according to the case statement.
It said that as Parvez and his friends were running into Primeasia University, Meheraj, Abu Jafar, Mahathir, and Rifat caught Parvez and his friend Tarikul Islam at the university gate.
The accused, along with unidentified accomplices, assaulted both of them brutally. Jafar and Mahathir held Parvez firmly, as Meheraj allegedly used a sharp weapon to confirm his death, reads the case document.
The CCTV camera footage of the incident has also shown similar events occurring. The Business Standard, however, could not independently confirm the identities of the attackers.
They also attacked Tarikul with sharp weapons with the intent to kill him, causing serious injuries to his head and below his left elbow.
