DB‍‍`s Harun off to Nepal as prime suspect in MP Anar murder held

One of the prime suspects in the killing of Jhenaidah-4 lawmaker Anwarul Azim has been detained in Nepal, Prothom Alo reports citing a diplomatic source in Kathmandu. 

Nepal police detained Siam Hossain on Thursday, the Bangla daily adds.

Meanwhile,  Harunor Rashid, the additional commissioner (detective branch) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), left the country for Nepal on Saturday mornig to investigate the murder of Anar in Kolkata on May 13, reports The Daily Star.

A two-member DB team, led by Harun, left the country for Nepal in the morning. Another member of the team is Shahidur Rahman Ripon, the additional deputy commissioner of the DB.

It has been learnt that diplomatic efforts are already underway on behalf of the Bangladesh mission in Nepal to bring back Siam to the country.

Several reliable officials also confirmed the development saying they too have unofficially been informed about it. However, they have yet to come up with an official announcement.

A source relevant to the investigation said Siam played a major role in the disappearance of the body after killing Anwarul Azim on 13 May. He flew to Nepal afterward.

Akteruzzaman Shahin, the mastermind behind the killing according to the police, also went to Kathmandu from Dhaka through Delhi on 20 May. Later he moved to Dubai. From there, he flew back to the US.

Detained Siam is from Borhanuddin in Bhola. He is one of Akteruzzaman’s assistants, sources relevant to the investigation said.

The Kolkata Police has lodged a case with New Town Police station over the killing of MP Anwarul Azim. Meanwhile, the victim’s daughter Mumtarin Ferdaus filed another case with the Shere-e-Bangla Nagar police station in Dhaka. The Kolkata police and the detective branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) are investigating the case in collaboration. So far, four persons have been arrested, three in Dhaka and one from Kolkata. In this situation, the Kolkata police are also in touch with the Nepal police over this, a Kathmandu source said.