Mobile phone messages help police ‘crack’ murder of man with 'mental disability' in Sirajganj

Six suspects, including the victim’s sister, have been arrested. Four of them have given confessional statements under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure before the Senior Judicial Magistrate in Sirajganj, said district Detective Branch (DB) chief Ekramul Hossain. The details were shared in a media statement from the Sirajganj Police superintendent’s office on Thursday afternoon. Those arrested are: the victim’s sister Reshma Khatun, 25, neighbour Habija Khatun, 42, ACI mill security guard Golam Mostofa, 55, Suman Chandra Bhowmik, 28, Topu Sarkar, 19 and Shafiqul Islam, 40. The dead, Shamim Islam, 28, was from Kutirchar village in Kamarkhand Upazila, Sirajganj. Family members claim he had a mental disability. Officer Ekramul said Shamim left home on Jul 2 saying he...