Court Correspondent :
Accused Sumon Shikder alias Musa made confession admitting his involvement in the murder in the case filed on charge of Dhaka’s Awami League leader Jahidul Islam Tipu, and college student Samia Afran Jamal Prity’s murder in the capital’s Shahjahanpur area on March 24.
Magistrate Mohammad Sheikh of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka recorded the confessional statement of Musa under section 164 of the CrPC.
Earlier, Mohammad Yasin Sikder, Inspector of Detective Branch of Police and also the Investigation Officer (IO) of the case, produced Musa, known as a key suspect in the case in the court on Friday after he agreed to make confession.
Shahjahanpur Police Station GRO, Md Shawkot Akbar disclosed the development of the case on Sunday.
On June 22, Musa was placed on remand for the third time. During this remand the IO produced him in the court to record his confessional statement.
Earlier, the IO said, Musa coordinated the killing and supplied firearm which was used in the murder incident. Two other arrestees- Masum Mohammad alias Akash and Md Nasiruddin Manik made confessions when they admitted their involvement with Musa during the killing.
