Cumilla: Four people including a woman today confessed their involvement in a pre-planned killing of the wife of a Saudi expatriate over a land dispute at a village under Burichang Upazila here.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Burichang Thana Mohammad Azizul Haque stated that they have arrested four individuals so far for their ‘involvement’ in the killing of Ferdausi Begum, 45, who was the wife of Saudi expatriate Shamsul Haque Alam from Dakkhin Gram village under Rajapur union of the upazila.
The arrested individuals are identified as Nur Jahan Begum, 50, a sister-in-law of the victim, and local youths Anwar Hossain, 30, Rubel Ahmed Mintu, 31, and Mohammad Mainuddin Jillu, 27.
Police reported that the suspects, in a pre-planned manner, strangled Ferdausi Begum after taking her to a nearby location on the morning of June 27. They subsequently concealed her body in a safety tank with a sack. The motive behind the murder was a long-standing land dispute with her neighbor, and the perpetrators were promised Taka two lakhs by the opposing party.
On July 1, police recovered the body from the crime scene and sent it to Comilla Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) for an autopsy.
The deceased’s son, Ikramul Hassan, later filed a murder case with Burichang Thana. Initially, police arrested Nur Jahan Begum due to her suspected involvement. She confessed to her direct participation in the murder and revealed the names of her accomplices.
Authorities also recovered a mobile phone used in the murder, along with two earrings and a gold chain from Nur Jahan Begum’s possessions.
Burichang police presented all four accused in court before the judicial magistrate of Cumilla, where they made confessional statements under section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC). Following the confessions, the court ordered their transfer to Cumilla Central Jail.