Feni Correspondent :
Police on Friday arrested Sonagazi upazila unit Awami League President Ruhul Amin over the murder of madrasa girl Nusrat Jahan Rafi.
A team of Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) picked Ruhul Amin, also vice-president of the governing body of Sonagazi Islamia Senior Fazil Madrasa, up from his Takia Road residence in the upazila around 5:30pm.
Ruhul Amin was arrested this evening, Md Moniruzzaman, an additional superintendent of PBI, Feni, told
The New Nation.
Ruhul Amin’s name has surfaced from the confessions given by the arrestees held so far over the murder of Nusrat.
A total of 18 people, including eight FIR-named accused, have so far been arrested in connection with the murder.
Shahadat Hossain Shamim, a prime accused in the case, called up Ruhul Amin after setting Nusrat on fire and Ruhul Amin advised him to run.
Nusrat Jahan Rafi, a student of Sonagazi Islamia Senior Fazil Madrasa, was set ablaze on April 6 allegedly for refusing to withdraw a case filed against the madrasa principal Siraj Uddoula for sexually harassing her last month.
A group of five people poured kerosene on the 18-year-old girl, according to investigators.
After fighting for her life for five days, the madrasa girl died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on April 10.
Four accused– Nur Uddin, Shahadat Hossain Shamim, Abdur Rahim Sharif and Abdul Quader– reportedly confessed before a Feni court to their involvement in setting fire to Nusrat.
