Two main accused arrested in Lalbagh Biplob murder case

Lalbagh police have arrested the two main accused in the murder case of Biplob Hossain (27) in the capital.

Police said he was hacked to death with a knife and a machete over dominance and old enmity.

Those arrested are Md. Mainu (26) and Al-Amin, also known as Swadhin and Dipjol (22).

The information was given in a press release signed on Monday (November 9) by Md. Akhtar Hossain, Deputy Police Commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Media and Public Relations Division.

According to the release, at around 2pm on November 1, the accused attacked Biplob Hossain with a sharp knife and a machete on the ground floor of an under-construction building in the West Shahidnagar Bou-Bazar area of Ward 24 under Lalbagh police station, over dominance and old enmity.

He died on the spot. The victim’s aunt later filed a murder case at Lalbagh police station as the plaintiff.

During the investigation, police located the accused with the help of detective information and technology.

Following up, police raided the Lohar Bridge area under Lalbagh on Sunday (November 8) on the basis of secret information and arrested them.

The release said the arrested men admitted their involvement in the killing during primary interrogation.

The process of taking further legal action against them is under way, the release said.