Staff Reporter :
Three more suspects including prime accused Nuruddin were arrested in connection with the murder of Feni madrasa girl Nusrat Jahan Rafi from Mymensingh, Dhaka and Chattogram, police said.
Nuruddin, one of two close aides to main suspect Siraj Ud Doula, was arrested from Seedstore area in Bhaluka upazila in Mymensingh on Friday.
According to the investigators and locals, Nuruddin was among the four who set Nusrat Jahan Rafi on fire at Sonagazi Islamia Senior Fazil Madrasa on April 6.
A team of Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) arrested Nuruddin around 11:00am, said PBI sources.
He will be sent to Feni later in the day, the sources said.
Nuruddin and Shahadat Hossain Shamim, two aides to the madrasa principal Siraj, went on the run following public outrage over the incident. They were made accused in the case filed by Rafi’s brother.
Madrasa teachers and locals alleged that the two had threatened Nusrat’s relatives and other people who demanded justice for her sexual harassment.
Besides, police arrested Moksud Alam, a local leader of ruling Awami League (AL) in Feni, from Fakirapool area in Dhaka on Thursday night in connection with the Rafi murder case. Moksud is a councillor of Sonagazi municipality and also acting general secretary of the AL’s local unit.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police and PBI in a joint drive arrested Moksud around 11:30pm, said Mohammad Maniruzzaman, additional superintendent of Feni police.
Moksud, a member of the governing body of Sonagazi Islamia Senior Fazil Madrasa, was taken to Feni on Friday morning, he said.
Later, police placed him before a Feni court, seeking ten days remand. The court fixed April 15 for hearing on the remand plea.
Moksud was leading demonstrations urging release for Siraj Ud Doula, who is the key suspect in the case.
Meanwhile, Shahadat Hossain alias Shamim, another suspect of Rafi murder case, was arrested from Chattogram Thursday night.
Details of his arrest could not be known immediately.
