Young Man Arrested in Godagari, Rajshahi, over Rickshaw Driver Shihab Murder Case and Sent to Court
A young man named Habibul Bashar Shimul, 20, has been arrested in Godagari upazila of Rajshahi in the murder case of teenage auto-rickshaw driver Shihab Rana, 17.
A CPSC team of the Special Response Battalion (SRB)-5 arrested the fugitive accused in a raid outside Rajshahi Railway Station on Thursday night (12 November).
After a primary health check, Shimul was handed over to Godagari police station. Police have shown him arrested in this case.
In a press release on Friday (13 November), SRB-5 said Shimul's involvement had been found in the killing of rickshaw driver Shihab. His location was therefore identified and he was arrested.
The arrested Habibul Bashar Shimul is the son of Ibrahim Ali of Laskarhati village in Godagari.
According to the case information, Shihab Rana left home on 27 October with an auto-rickshaw to carry passengers for hire. He did not return home after that.
The next day, Shihab's mother Shirin Akter filed a missing general diary (GD) at Godagari police station.
Three days later, at around 8am on 31 October, Shihab's body was found in a paddy field on the west side of the Godagari-Amanura road in Kalipur village. His auto-rickshaw, however, was not found.
A case was filed at Godagari police station on charges of murder, theft and concealing evidence over the incident.
Godagari police sent the arrested Shimul to court on Friday itself. Earlier, police had arrested another young man named Mej Babu in the same case.
