Fugitive criminal held

5 December 2009, 17:00 PM

Staff Correspondent, Khulna

A hardened criminal sentenced to 32 years of rigorous imprisonment by a court 23 years ago in connection with a murder case was arrested by detective police on Friday morning from a shrimp enclosure at Arashnagar village under Dumuria upazila. Arrestee Abdul Majid Biswas, now 62, is son of late Arjan Ali Biswas of Tolna village under same upazila. According to police, fugitive Majid was the lone accused in a case filed in 1986 with Phultala police station for murdering fish trader Abed Ali of Piprail Bazar. The killing took place on March 12 while the case was recorded on the following day, police said. The accused went into hiding soon after committing the murder. The court of Khulna District and sessions Judge after trying the case in absentia sentenced Majid to 32 years and six months jail.