Mamun murder: Four accused placed on 5-day remand

A Dhaka court has granted a five-day remand for four accused arrested in connection with the murder of top-listed criminal Tarik Saif Mamun, who was gunned down in broad daylight in front of the Dhaka National Medical College Hospital in Old Dhaka last week. 

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Hasibuzzaman passed the order today (16 November), confirmed Abu Bakar, sub-inspector of the Prosecution Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police. 

The four accused placed on remand are Md Faruk Hossain Faisal, 38, Robin Ahmed alias Pias, 25, Md Rubel, 34, and Shamim Ahmed, 22.

Another accused, Yusuf alias Jiban, has pleaded guilty and given a confessional statement in a separate case filed under the Arms Act. 

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The murder case was filed on 15 November by Bilkis Akhter Ripa, the wife of the deceased Mamun, at Sutrapur Police Station. The case names 10–12 people as accused.

Today, the four accused were produced before the court and DB Inspector Md Sajjad Hossain, the investigation officer in the case, requested a 10-day remand. 

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The accused's lawyer Niaz Morshed Roman applied for bail but the state opposed it. 

After hearing both sides, the court granted five days' remand to each of the accused.

The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested the five accused from different areas of Sylhet, Narsingdi and Dhaka on 11 November.

Who was Mamun, shot dead in Old Dhaka?

According to the case statement, Mamun, 55, a resident of Lakshmipur Sadar upazila, was shot dead in front of Dhaka National Medical College Hospital in Old Dhaka's Sutrapur area around 11am on 10 November.

During interrogation, the suspects confessed that Robin and Faruk shot Mamun multiple times to ensure his death, acting on orders from "Rony Bhai". Police later recovered bullets used in the killing from Yusuf Jibon's residence in Rayer Bazaar, Mohammadpur.

According to DB, the killing stemmed from an ongoing feud between underworld rivals Emon and Mamun, notorious figures in Old Dhaka's crime world.

DB officials identified the mastermind behind the murder as Roni, a former grocery shop owner turned gangster living in Dhaka's Kafrul and a close associate of gangster Emon.

Roni, who remains on the run, allegedly paid Tk2 lakh and supplied weapons to carry out the murder.