Two more accused arrested in Mymensingh’s Dipu Chandra Das murder case

❐ District Correspondent

The District Detective Branch (DB) police have arrested two more accused in the much-discussed Dipu Chandra Das murder case in Bhaluka, Mymensingh.

They were arrested in separate operations on Wednesday night, March 4. With this, the number of accused arrested in the case has risen to 25.

The arrested persons are Siam Ahmed (19) of Batajor Dakuria area of ​​Bhaluka Upazila and Abdullah (28) of Koitala More area of ​​Habirbari Union.

Abdullah Al Mamun, Additional Superintendent of Police (Administration and Finance) of Mymensingh District Police, confirmed the matter on Thursday morning, March 5.

Police said that after the murder, the perpetrators were identified with the help of CCTV footage and information technology. Based on this, Siam was arrested from Batajora’s Dakuria area around 8:30 pm on Wednesday and Abdullah from Jamirdia area around 10 pm.

In the initial investigation, the police claimed that the two arrested were present at the scene when the body of Dipu Chandra Das, who was hanging from a tree next to the main road in the Square Masterbari area, was set on fire on the day of the incident.

It has also been alleged that they chanted extremist religious slogans including ‘Naraye Takbir, Allahu Akbar’ and incited the crowd while pulling the rope to lower the body.

The DB police also claimed that they played a role in inciting the crowd to torture the corpse.

Police also said that 12 of the 25 people arrested in the case have already given confessional statements in court. The operation to arrest the remaining accused is ongoing.