Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has arrested a death row convict in a murder and robbery case who had been on the run in disguise of different places for six years.
The arrestee was identified as Md Ishak, 27, son of Md Kamal Hossain of Chattogram’s Hathazari who was sentenced to death along with 3 others in 2021 for killing a woman after rape in March 2016.
Besides, there are three other fugitives who were sentenced to death in this case.
They are: Md. Yasin, Md. Abu Tayyab Prakash Rana ,24, and Md. Mansur, 25.
The accused was arrested from Sultanpur area of Raozan in Chattogram early hours on Monday, said Nurul Absar, senior assistant director (Media) of Rab-7 of Chattogram.
Death row convict arrested in Ctg
Around 6 pm on March 5, 2016, four people entered the house of the victim where they raped her. Later, the accused tied the woman’s hands and feet and deliberately hit her on the head, leaving her dead on the spot, Rab said. “They also robbed gold ornaments, mobiles, tabs and cash”.
On March 7, the victim’s husband Nurul Alam, 45, an expatriate, filed a murder case with Bayazid Bostami Police Station.
Rab also said that the prime accused, Yasin had a previous enmity with the victim’s husband and his elder brother Abdus Shukkur.
Earlier on March 3, 2021, Chittagong Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Shariful Alam Bhuiya sentenced four people to death in this case.
The court also fined Tk 30,000 each, in default, to suffer six months more imprisonment.
Source: United News of Bnagladesh