Gurudaspur Chhatra Dal leader Shakil murder: MP Abdul Aziz's son Mintu taken into DB custody for questioning
The District Detective Branch (DB) of police has taken Mintu, son of Natore-4 MP Abdul Aziz, into custody for questioning in connection with the hacking murder of Shakil Islam, member secretary of the Gurudaspur municipal unit of Chhatra Dal in Natore. He was taken into custody at midnight on Monday (26 October).
On Tuesday morning (27 October), District DB Officer-in-Charge (OC) Nazrul Islam confirmed that Mintu had been taken into custody. He did not give details of why Mintu was taken in.
Natore Additional Superintendent of Police Iftekhar Alam said Mintu was taken into police custody for questioning about the Shakil murder.
The deceased Shakil Islam was the son of Rabiul Karim Mistri of the Kacharipara area of Gurudaspur upazila. He was member secretary of the Gurudaspur municipal Chhatra Dal.
Police and local sources say Shakil came under attack on the night of 14 October while returning home from Chachkoir Bazar in Gurudaspur. In front of Noor Academy, two helmeted youths fired shots targeting him. The attackers then chased Shakil by motorcycle.
In front of the house of former municipal BNP general secretary Dulal Sarkar, the attackers hacked Shakil, seriously injuring him, and fled, according to police and local sources.
Local people rescued the injured Shakil and first took him to Gurudaspur Upazila Health Complex. He was later transferred to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. When his condition deteriorated, he was admitted to PG Hospital in Dhaka for advanced treatment. While on life support there, Shakil died at 8:10pm on Monday (26 October). Mintu was taken into custody on the night of his death.
