OC, IO transferred for not towing ruling party line, AL to plan agitation today

He was shown arrested in the murder of an unidentified young man, whose body packed in a gunny beg, was recovered on August 1 from near the SOS Shishu Polli in Nirala residential area.

Sources in Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP) said Debu, arrested on September 8 from a rented apartment at Moulavipara under Khulna thana, will also be quizzed in connection with the murder of Khulna city Awami League President advocate Manjurul Imam.

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Another outlaw -- Haider Ali-- in his judicial confession on Wednesday recorded by a First Class Magistrate in Jessore said that Debu and his men were paid Tk eight lakh for killing Manjurul Imam.

Haider also said Debu was paid in full by the masterminds for murdering Manjurul Imam.

Police refused to disclose names of the masterminds named by Haider for the sake of investigation.

Outlawed Purba Banlar Communist Party PBCP (J) had claimed responsibility for Manjurul Imam's murder few hours after the AL leader was gunned down on August 25 morning.

"We are in a fix after Haider said Debu was involved in the killing (of Imam)", said a senior official of KMP.

Meanwhile, there has been no progress in the investigation into the murder of Manjurul Imam as OC Shibli Noman and IO of the case Sub Inspector Zahid Hossain were issued transfer orders. They have already left KMP.

Sources said the OC and the IO repeatedly refused to be guided by an influential MP of the ruling party in the investigation.

Awami League and its front organisations have alleged "improper handling and dillydallying" in investigation into Manjurul Imam murder case with a view to "damaging its merit". The authorities are buying time unnecessarily case, they alleged and called for launching a vigorous movement for arrest of the killers.

Top AL leaders have warned the KMP administration of "severe consequence for not bringing the cat out of the bag to identify and arrest the real killers and masterminds whoever they may be".

A movement programme may be finalised at a meeting of AL's city committee today, party source said.