Main accused in Rajapur youth murder arrested in Pirojpur

Police have arrested Shahjahan Hawlader, the main accused in the case over the killing of a young man named Nure Alam, who was taken from his rented house in Rajapur, Jhalakathi, and beaten and hacked to death. He was arrested four days after the incident.

He was arrested at around 12:30am late on Monday night from the Madhya Kabutarkhali area of Mathbaria upazila in Pirojpur. Rajapur police carried out the operation with assistance from Mathbaria police.

The arrested Shahjahan Hawlader is the son of the late Abdul Sattar Hawlader of Uttar Tarabunia in Saturia Union of Rajapur upazila in Jhalakathi.

Cases against him include the killing of a police member's wife and several robbery cases, according to the report.

Rajapur police station officer-in-charge (OC) Sujan Biswas said the main accused in the Nure Alam murder case had been arrested.

OC Sujan Biswas also said police operations were continuing to arrest the other accused involved in the incident.