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Rifat murder: Rishan Farazi arrested

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Thu Jul 18, 2019 12:54 PM Last update on: Thu Jul 18, 2019 01:14 PM

This collection of screenshots of a video which went viral on social media show two men are attacking Rifat Sharif with sharp weapons in broad daylight in front of Barguna Government College on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, when his wife was desperately trying to save him. File photo.

Barguna police today claimed to have arrested another suspect in a case filed over the murder of Rifat Sharif.

Confirming the arrest, Maruf Hossain, superintendent of Barguna police, said police arrested Rishan Farazi from the district around 10:00am.

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Also read: Minni placed on 5-day remand

Police arrested Rifat’s wife Aysha Siddiqa Minni on Tuesday night after a daylong interrogation. A court granted police five days to interrogate her in custody.

Minni is the key witness of the murder that took place in front of her college on June 26. Rifat Sharif, a 25-year-old internet service provider, was indiscriminately hacked by a group of youths there.

In a video footage of the incident that went viral in the social media, Minni was seen screaming and trying in vain to save her husband from the assailants.