Rumi Murder
Bachchu on 4-day remand
He narrates brutality of killing before journalists
The alleged killer of Rumi Akhter, who was strangled and severed at an office in Nahar Plaza in the city's Hatirpool on Friday, narrated to journalists yesterday the brutal account of her killing.
Saiduzzaman Bachchu, proprietor of Sonali Travels, said he had developed a relationship with Rumi around three years back.
On Friday night, he took her to his office to for illicit purposes but as locals raided his office, he immediately strangulated her and tried to get rid of the body by severing it into pieces, some of which were flushed through the toilet while the others were thrown out of the window, he said.
The entire process took him the whole night, he said, adding that he did not try to flee thinking that the police might suspect him.
Bachchu admitted killing the girl when he was produced at a press briefing at the Media Centre of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in the capital yesterday.
Later on, seeking a 10-day remand, police produced Bachchu before a Dhaka court yesterday that put him on a four-day remand for interrogation.
He was arrested on Saturday after police recovered dismembered remains of the victim from his office of the Sanali Travels, an alley next to it and the roof of a neighbouring building.
Monirul Islam, deputy commissioner of Detective Branch of DMP, said, "The method of killing and dumping the body seemed very professional. It was a cold-blooded killing. We will interrogate Bachchu to find out if he had any accomplices during the killing."
Bachchu had been living in the office room of Sonali Travels for the last five years and he preserved kitchen knives and saws in the office for cooking, he added.
Police suspected that Bachchu lured Rumi, 15, daughter of Saddam Fakir from Faridpur, by promising her a job at his travel agency.
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