Police have recovered the half-decomposed body of a college student, Md Shamim, 23, from a shallow grave in Nagarpur, Tangail, after he was strangled to death. A young man, Anik, 28, has been arrested in connection with the killing.
His body was recovered from the grave around 7 a.m. Tuesday, August 25.
Shamim, the victim, was the son of Billal Mallik of Pong Bhadra village, Bhadra union. He was a final-year student at SAIC Institute of Management and Technology.
Anik, who was arrested, is the son of Abdul Jabbar of Vikon Bhadra village in the upazila.
According to family and police sources, Anik called Shamim and asked him to come out around 4 p.m. last Friday. Shamim went missing after that. His relatives searched every likely location but could not find him. Shamim’s father later filed a general diary (GD) at Nagarpur police station.
Following leads from Shamim’s call records, police detained Anik at his home on Monday night. Under questioning, he confessed to strangling Shamim with a rope around his neck and burying the body beside his house. Police recovered Shamim’s mobile phone from Anik’s house, and on Tuesday morning, based on the information he provided, recovered Shamim’s half-decomposed body, wrapped in a sack, from the scene.
The victim’s father, Billal Mallik, said: “The killer, Anik, called my house from Shamim’s phone and told us to send 150,000 taka within 30 minutes, then switched off the phone.” He has demanded a proper trial and the maximum punishment for those responsible for his son’s killing.
Md Jahurul Islam, officer-in-charge of Nagarpur police station, said the body had been recovered and sent to the morgue. The victim’s father has filed a murder case in connection with the incident. Anik has been arrested on suspicion of involvement; he is a drug addict and drug dealer, police said, adding that he provided a number of details under questioning.
He said the police investigation into others potentially involved in the incident is continuing.
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