Shaheed Hadi murder: Accused repatriation process begins after detention on DGFI tip-off

The government has initiated the process to bring back two key accused, including prime accused Faisal Karim Masud, following their arrest in India in connection with the murder of Inqilab Moncho convener Shaheed Sharif Osman Hadi.

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the arrests were made based on intelligence provided by Bangladesh’s Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI). 

The two accused — Rahul, also known as Faisal Karim Masud, 37, and Alamgir Hossain, 34 — were detained from the Bangaon area of West Bengal.

According to relevant sources, DGFI Director General Major General Mohammad Kaysar Rashid Chowdhury recently visited India, after which Indian authorities intensified action against individuals who had fled Bangladesh. Faisal and Alamgir are believed to have entered India illegally through the Meghalaya border following the killing and later moved between different locations before attempting to take shelter near the Bangaon border with plans to return to Bangladesh.

They were arrested late Saturday night and produced before a court in Bidhannagar, West Bengal, on Sunday. The court granted police 14 days of custody for interrogation.

Officials said that once legal procedures in India are completed, efforts are underway to expedite their return to Bangladesh.

Sharif Osman Hadi was shot on December 12 last year on Box Culvert Road under Paltan Police Station in Dhaka. 

He was first taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital and later shifted to Evercare Hospital. As his condition deteriorated, he was flown to Singapore on December 15 for advanced treatment. 

He died at Singapore General Hospital on the night of December 18.