Dismembered body found near National Eidgah: 2 arrested, including prime suspect
According to police, initial findings suggest that the killing stemmed from an extramarital affair
Police have arrested two individuals, including the prime accused, in connection with the murder and dismemberment of Rangpur businessman Ashraful Haque, whose body was recovered near the National Eidgah area on Thursday (13 November).
The prime suspect, identified as Jarezul, also known as Jarez Mia, was arrested on Friday (14 November) from Daudkandi in Cumilla, said Muhammad Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner (media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).
In a separate operation, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested another suspect, Shamima, identified as Jarezul's girlfriend, and seized various pieces of evidence, said Sanad Barua, senior assistant director (media) of RAB-3.
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According to police, initial findings suggest that the killing stemmed from an extramarital affair.
Shafiqul Islam, additional commissioner of the Detective Branch (DB), will brief regarding this issue at the DMP Media Centre on Saturday (15 November) at 11:45am, according to DMP.
Besides, RAB-3 Commander Lt Col Fayezul Arefin will brief at the RAB Media Centre on the same day at 10am, according to RAB.
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.
Masud Alam, deputy commissioner of DMP Ramna Division, said Ashraful 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.
Ashraful was an importer of onions and potatoes from India and Myanmar and had a government licence for the business.
According to some eyewitnesses, a man arrived in a van carrying four plastic drums around 2pm yesterday and left two of them at that spot before driving away.
At least four hours later, when a foul smell started emanating from the drums, a person began shouting.
Police personnel on duty at the High Court main gate came and opened the drums. Initially, they saw rice inside. After removing the rice, they found dismembered body parts wrapped in polythene bags.
Shahbagh Police Station Inspector (Investigation) Mainul Islam Khan said the body was found around 6pm.
Later, around 7:15pm, the CID's Crime Scene Unit arrived at the site and confirmed the identity of the victim through his fingerprints.
