Bithar Murder

JCD leader arrested on suspicion

30 August 2009, 17:00 PM

Staff Correspondent, Khulna

Detective Branch (DB) of Khulna Metropolitan Police Saturday night picked up a leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) from the town's Sher-e-Bangla Road in connection with Jubo League leader Bithar murder. Arrestee Abul Bashar is general secretary of Khulna Sadar unit of the party. Assistant Police Commissioner Abu Sayem of DB said that the JCD leader had been shown arrested as a suspect in the murder of Jubo League central leader and ward councillor Shahid Iqbal Bithar. He was being interrogated at the DB office at KMP headquarters till filing of this report yesterday afternoon. Besides, DB police arrested an extremist from Dharmatala Road under Jessore Sadar police station yesterday morning. Arrestee Shumon Hossain alias Raju is a resident of BK Roy Road under Khulna Sadar police station. DB police recovered a pistol with nine bullets and six rifle bullets from his possession. He was also shown arrested in Bithar murder case.