Journo Tuhin murder: 7 accused placed on 2-day remand
Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Md Alamgir Al Mamun passed the order
A Gazipur court has placed seven suspects arrested in the murder of journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin on two-day police remand each.
Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Md Alamgir Al Mamun passed the order this afternoon (9 August).
Gazipur Metropolitan Court Police Inspector Ahsan Ullah confirmed the development, saying the accused were brought to court under tight security.
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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.
The investigation officer had sought a 10-day remand for each suspect to gather information and further probe the case. After the hearing, the court granted two days' of remand.
Asaduzzaman Tuhin, 38, Gazipur staff reporter for Dainik Protidiner Kagoj, was hacked to death at Chandna Chowrasta area of Gazipur on 7 August.
Following the murder, police identified the suspects from CCTV footage, arresting seven, while the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained one.
Earlier today, Gazipur Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dr Nazmul Karim Khan briefed journalists on the progress of the investigation.
One of the arrestees, identified as Md Swadhin, confessed to his direct involvement in the brutal killing of journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin, according to the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB).
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.
