Six people nabbed over separate murders in two districts

Six people were detained over separate murder incidents in Naogaon and Pabna districts in two days.
NAOGAON: Police have arrested five people, including a 65-year-old woman’s younger brother and his wife, over her murder in the district, allegedly motivated by greed for her gold earrings, savings and livestock, as well as grievances over drug dealing and a land dispute.

Halima Begum’s bloodied body was found on October 19 beside a paddy field near a bamboo grove in Chhilimpur Village, police said on Wednesday. One earlobe had been severed and the other torn.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Mohammad Tarikul Islam told a news conference that the suspects had allegedly planned the killing five days earlier. On the night of October 18, they lured Halima from her home, tied her with rope and strangled her with her scarf before removing her gold earrings and abandoning her body.

The arrested are her younger brother, Majnu Rahman, 56, and his wife, Hosne Ara, 42, along with Robiul Islam, 39, Hamidur Rahman, 55, and Mosharraf Hossain, 45.

According to police, Halima, who was separated from her husband and had no children, lived in a makeshift hut behind her brother’s house. She supported herself through domestic work and raising livestock and poultry.
Investigators said Majnu and his wife coveted her savings and animals, while Robiul was angered by her objections to local drug dealing. Hamidur and Mosharraf allegedly held a longstanding grudge over a land dispute.

Police seized a rope and scarf allegedly used in the killing. The five arrestees have been sent to court after legal proceedings, the SP said.

PABNA: Police have arrested a 23-year-old named Uddin Sardar allegedly for slitting his mother’s throat and killing her after she refused to provide him with money for buying drugs in the Laxmikul area of Brilahiribari Union in Faridpur Upazila of the district on Tuesday morning.

The victim, 60-year-old Mosammat Surjabanu, was the wife of late Lokman Sardar of the area.
According to police and local residents, Uddin Sardar is a drug addict and frequently quarrelled with his mother over money for drugs. This morning, he threatened to kill her if she did not give him money. When she refused, he attacked her with a pair of scissors, killing her on the spot.

Confirming the incident, Officer-in-Charge of Faridpur Police Station, Manjurul Hasan Masud, said, “We arrested the accused from a neighbouring house, where he had gained entry by cutting through a window grill. The body has been recovered, and preparations for an autopsy are underway. Legal proceedings regarding the case are currently in progress.”