Two arrested for killing trader
Detective Branch (DB) of police yesterday arrested two men on charge of killing a small handicraft trader in the capital's Pallabi on August 5.
A dispute over collecting money through extortion led to the murder of trader Mohammad Ali, 35, said police quoting the arrestees.
Detained-- Jibon Ahmed alias Joni, 24, and Md Kalam, 30, have admitted their involvement in the death of Ali.
Acting on a tip off, police arrested the two from Baonia of Turag, said Mashiur Rahman, assistant deputy commissioner of DB, adding that they also recovered two firearms.
Ali was a member of a criminal gang led by one Musa and he used to collect money for Musa. However, the two got into a disagreement when Ali demanded money from an associate of Musa, police said.
Enraged Musa planned to kill Ali and after an altercation with Ali, Musa and two others shot him, they said.
On August 5, Ali was found dead with three bullet injuries.
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