Sramik Dal Leader Murder in Chatkhil: Ex-Wife, Her Sister and Her Husband Arrested
The Special Response Battalion (SRB) has arrested the ex-wife, her sister and her husband in connection with the murder of Sramik Dal leader Mohammad Rasel (32) in Chatkhil, Noakhali. During initial interrogation, the arrestees said the killing stemmed from a divorce caused by an extramarital affair and the resentment that followed.
SRB-11 Noakhali camp company commander Mithun Kumar Kundu disclosed the information at a press conference at his office on Friday morning (13 November).
The arrestees are Rasel's ex-wife Farzana Akter Mukta (26), daughter of Abdul Mannan of Sanukhali village in Chatkhil; her sister Nadia Sultana Ratna (25); and Mukta's current husband Md Selim (25). Selim is the son of Jamal Uddin of Guiyapara village under Ramgarh police station in Khagrachhari.
According to the SRB, Mukta married Rasel about 10 to 12 years ago after a romantic relationship. The couple has a son and a daughter.
Over the past few years, Mukta developed an extramarital relationship with Selim, which led to family conflict between Rasel and Mukta. At one point Mukta divorced Rasel, but Rasel could not accept the separation and tried to resume married life with her.
Meanwhile, Mukta married Selim in October this year. After the marriage became known, Rasel began visiting Mukta's home more frequently.
According to the SRB, on 6 November Mukta called Rasel on his mobile phone and asked him to come to their house. Rasel went there around 10 pm. An argument broke out between Rasel and Mukta over various issues, and at one stage Mukta, assisted by the other accused, killed Rasel in a planned manner.
The SRB said that to cover up the murder, Rasel's body was wrapped in a blanket and buried in an abandoned house nearby.
Five days after he went missing, police recovered Rasel's body on Thursday noon (12 November) by digging up the floor of that abandoned house at Rehan Uddin Haji Bari in Chankhali village of Noakhala union, Chatkhil upazila.
The victim's father, Sirajul Islam, filed a murder case with Chatkhil police station accusing five people.
Acting on the case, SRB-11, with the help of the local administration, arrested Mukta and Ratna from the Kadamtola area of Jatrabari in Dhaka on Thursday night. Selim was later arrested from the Doublemooring area of Chattogram.
The three arrestees were handed over to Chatkhil police station on Friday noon for further legal action.
