Informer Geda confesses to crime

Ataur Rahman Geda, a source of law enforcers, yesterday confessed to his link to the kidnap and murder of Abu Sayeed before a magistrate's court.

Before the court, Geda also gave information about two others who had connections to the killing, said police who were trying to arrest them.

Earlier two other arrestees, constable Ebadur Rahman of Airport Police Station and Nurul Islam Talukdar alias Rakib, Ulema League general secretary of Sylhet district unit, had also confessed to the crime.

After a three-day fresh remand, Geda was sent to jail, said Md Rahmat Ullah, additional deputy commissioner (media) of Sylhet Metropolitan Police.

Quoting court sources, police said Geda corroborated the statements of Ebadur and Rakib before the court. He told the court that they kidnapped Sayeed for ransom, but later murdered him as Sayeed recognised them.

Criminals kidnapped Sayeed, a fourth grader of Shahi Eidgah Hazrat Shahi Mir Govt Primary School, on the way to his home from the school on March 11. Police recovered Sayeed's decomposed body wrapped in sacks from the attic of Ebadur's house at Kumarpara in the city on March 14.

Police later arrested Ebadur, Rakib and Geda. Ebadur was known to Sayeed and his family as he used to live in their house as a tenant until three months ago.

Meanwhile, locals yesterday brought out a procession in Sylhet city demanding arrest of the two others.