GOPALGANJ, Sept. 26 — Police arrested fugitive suspect Swapan Molla over the killing of college student Zobayer Bhuiyan, who was hacked and beaten to death in Gopalganj.
Using information technology, police and SRB conducted a joint operation early Friday, Sept. 25, and arrested him from Digrirchar village in Lohagara upazila of Narail district.
Sub-Inspector Nayan Saha of Gopalganj Sadar Police Station, the investigating officer in the case, said Swapan admitted involvement in the killing during initial questioning.
He said the suspect was produced in court Saturday afternoon and investigators sought 10 days of remand.
Earlier, on Thursday morning, Sept. 24, 10-12 people from nearby Pukuria village allegedly beat and hacked Zubayer and his father over a trivial incident in Ghoradai village of Sadar upazila. They were rescued and admitted to Gopalganj Medical College Hospital, where Zubayer died under treatment that afternoon.
Zubayer’s father, Ramzan Bhuiya, filed a murder case at Gopalganj Sadar Police Station on Friday, naming seven people and three unidentified suspects.
Zubayer was a first-year honors student in the political science department at Gopalganj Government College.
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