Chattogram: A Chattogram court has placed Osman Ali and Md Alvin, the brother and nephew of the notorious fugitive Sajjad Ali, known as Boro Sajjad, on a three-day remand in connection with the recent murder of suspected gangster Dhakaiya Akbar. The court of the 5th Senior Metropolitan Magistrate Nusrat Jahan Genia granted the remand after hearing a petition filed by police investigators.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, law enforcers had initially sought a five-day remand for the two individuals, but the court decided on three days for interrogation. Osman Ali was arrested by the Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) from Panchlaish, while Md Alvin was detained by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-7) during a coordinated operation earlier in the week.
Their arrests are a part of the investigation into the killing of Ali Akbar, also known as Dhakaiya Akbar. Akbar was shot on the night of May 23 while socializing with friends at Patenga sea beach and succumbed to his injuries on May 25 at Chattogram Medical College Hospital. Following the murder, Akbar’s wife, Rupali Begum, filed a case at Patenga police station, naming 11 individuals as accused.
Sajjad Ali, alias Boro Sajjad, remains a fugitive and is considered a top-tier criminal. He was previously charged in the infamous Bahaddarhat eight-murder case that occurred on July 12, 2000.