Jashore:The Special Response Battalion (SRB) has apprehended Md Nazrul Islam, 50, who is accused in the murder case of Nur Arafat, which was filed with Naragati Police Station in Narail.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, an operational team from SRB-6, CPC-3, Jashore Camp, carried out a special drive in the Monihar area under Kotwali Model Police Station in Jashore, leading to Nazrul's arrest at around 820 pm on Tuesday.
Nazrul, the son of the late Ashik, resides in the Barandipara (City College Para) area under Kotwali Model Police Station in Jashore. The case statement reveals that Nur Arafat, from Debdun village in Narail, was lured out of his house on the night of October 5 over accusations of stealing a solar power battery.
One of the accused, Ibrahim Kazi, allegedly escorted Arafat to Debdun Purba Para, where approximately 14 individuals, including accused Kabir Mollah, Foyez Mollah, and Nazrul Islam, reportedly launched a premeditated attack on him. They inflicted severe injuries on Arafat by beating and hacking him with locally made weapons and sticks. Attempts by Arafat's family to intervene were met with assault.
Subsequently, Arafat was rescued by his relatives and local residents and taken to Narail Sadar Hospital, where he was declared dead by the attending physician. Nazrul had been in hiding since the incident, but SRB personnel, acting on a tip-off, arrested him and handed him over to Kotwali Model Police Station in Jashore for further legal proceedings, the press release stated.