Two arrested, including a woman, over Subahan killing in Baklia; firearm and knives recovered

Police have arrested two people, including a woman, over the hacking to death of a young man named Abdur Subahan (35) in Baklia, Chattogram, in an attack blamed on drug-related prior enmity and a bid to assert dominance in the area.

The killing took place at around midnight on Wednesday in the Taktarpul area under Baklia Police Station. Police said members of the Shawkat group came to the mouth of the lane in front of Abdur Subahan's house in Taktarpul and hacked him repeatedly with sharp weapons.

The attack was carried out, according to initial information, to assert dominance in the area amid drug-related prior enmity. Subahan was seriously injured, and relatives rescued him and took him to Chattogram Medical College (CMC) Hospital, where the doctor on duty declared him dead.

Following the incident, Baklia Police Station police and the Special Response Battalion (SRB) conducted a joint operation and arrested two people, Amir Hossain alias Bullet (23) and Momena Begum (45).

During the operation, a locally made LG firearm, a dao and a steel tip knife were recovered abandoned from the scene.

Police said operations were continuing to arrest the others involved in the killing, and the process of taking legal action over the incident was under way.

According to information provided by police, 19 cases under charges including murder, narcotics, fighting and the Arms Act were pending against the deceased Abdur Subahan in court.

Shahinur Alam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Baklia Police Station, said two people had been arrested in the Subahan murder case, and that a locally made LG, a dao and a steel tip knife had been recovered from the scene.