Bashir Miah Murder
Feud over illegal business led to killing
A long-standing feud over control of an illegal business led to the killing of Bashir Miah in the capital's Mohakhali on Tuesday, police have found in primary investigation.
Bashir, 35, used to earn money by illegally supplying electricity and water to Beltala slum in Mohakhali.
He was shot dead allegedly by his rivals who had been asking him to hand the business over to them or pay them Tk 2 lakh every month.
Police claimed to have learned the motive behind his killing after arresting Abul, accomplice of a local goon, yesterday. They were preparing to place him on remand.
Following the killing, a brother of Bashir filed a murder case with Banani Police Station Tuesday night, accusing local goon Taslim Uddin Dipu and eight others.
Police said Abul was an accessory of Dipu, the prime accused.
Dipu had been trying to grab the illegal business for the last two years. On February 14, Dipu's gang allegedly opened fire on Bashir but he escaped.
Dipu also tried to beat Bashir dead last year.
"They were pressuring him to leave the business or pay them a monthly Tk 2 lakh," a man, who used to work for Bashir, told The Daily Star on condition of anonymity.
Bashir used to pay a good amount of money to Dipu every month, he said.
Two youths riding a motorbike shot Bashar dead in the slum areaTuesday.
Dwellers of Beltala slum where some 600 shanties are housed said Bashir would collect money from them for providing illegal electricity and water connection.
They had to pay Tk 120 for using each electric device and Tk 150 for water supply every month, they said.
Bashir used to earn nearly Tk 2 lakh every month and paid from the amount local political goons, some corrupt officials concerned, and the law enforces, said Bashir's associates.
Bashir had been controlling the business since May 2011, when his partner Mosharraf Hossain alais Mosha, 32, was beaten dead allegedly by rivals.
Previously Bashir was a worker in a private farm and a resident of Beltala slum.
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