Comilla: Police have detained three people for questioning in connection with the murder of a 13-year-old boy, the only son of KM Firoz Shahriar and Dr. Nahida Begum, an associate professor of the Bangla Department at Comilla University. The detainees have been identified as Tuhin, Anas, and Fahim.
According to United News of Bangladesh, Mohammad Rakibul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Cumilla Sadar South Police Station, stated that the three individuals were detained for questioning as part of the ongoing investigation. "Our operation is ongoing," he commented.
Police reports indicate that Tuhin was detained around 3:30 pm on Saturday. CCTV footage captured him with the victim, Yashat Shahriar Oprotim, in an area of the Comilla University campus, where they reportedly stayed for about an hour. Anas was detained around 7 pm, while Fahim was detained around 7:30 pm, according to the police.
The body of Oprotim, who had been missing since Friday, was discovered in a jungle in the Kotbari area of the Cumilla district on Saturday. Police revealed that Oprotim left his home in the Kotbari area under Sadar Dakshin Police Station around 3:30 pm on Friday, carrying his mother's iPhone to take photographs with friends. His failure to return home led his father to file a general diary with Sadar Dakshin Police Station on Friday night.
Subsequently, police recovered his body from the jungle. "The boy had severe injury marks on his head. We are investigating the incident," the OC said.