UNB, Benapole :
Law enforcers have been put on red alert along the Benapole border so that the suspected killers of Narayanganj panel mayor Nazrul Islam and six others cannot flee to India.
The immigration police, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and the forces at the Benapole port police station are on high alert to foil any attempt by the accused killers to leave Bangladesh territory, according to officials.
The accused mentioned in the FIR of the murder case are: Nur Hossain, a Narayanganj city Awami League leader and also a councilor, and his accomplices Yasin, Anwar, Amirul Islam, Hasnat and Iqbal Hossain, according to police. Talking to UNB, BGB Battalion-26 commanding officer Lt Con Matiur Rahman said the red alert has been issued across various areas along the Benapole border.
Besides, all BGB personnel are on special alert because of the ongoing Lok Shabha elections in India, he said adding that nighttime patrol has also been beefed up.
Officer-in-Charge of Benapole immigration police Jahangir Alam said they are on high alert after they have received an order from the Home Ministry in this regard. He said the passports of all are being carefully scrutinised by the immigration police so that the suspected killers are not able to get past the border.
Benapole port police station OC Apurba Hasan also admitted that they have received a letter from the Home Ministry for increasing vigilance along the border to check the escape of the seven-murder accused.
On April 27, Narayanganj panel mayor Nazrul Islam and his three associates and driver were abducted from Fatullah area in Narayanganj city. Hours into their abduction, senior lawyer of the Narayanganj District Judge’s Court, Chandan Kumar Sarker, and his driver were abducted while they were going to capital Dhaka.
Three days into their abduction, the bodies of six people, including that of Nazrul and Chandan, were recovered from the Shitalakhya and Dhaleshwari rivers on Wednesday morning.
Besides, the body of Jahangir, the car driver of Nazrul Islam, was recovered from the Shitalakhya River on May 1.
