Blogger Ananta killing: Farabi, 2 others remanded

Three suspects including Safiur Rahman Farabi were placed on a week in remand each over killing of blogger Ananta Bijoy Das in Sylhet on May 12.

Sylhet Metropolitan Magistrate Anwarul Haque passed the order today after the case’s investigating officer CID Inspector Arman Ali produced the trio and sought 15-day remand each.

The court fixed November 19 as the hearing date on the charges, our Moulvibazar correspondent reports.

Blogger Ananta Bijoy Das was hacked to death by a group of masked men on broad daylight at Subid Bazar area in Sylhet. A case was filed in this regard the next day.

The case was later handed to Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for quick disposition.

Farabi, the man who threatened to kill writer Avijit Roy on Facebook, was shown arrested yesterday in Ananta Bijoy Das killing case, the IO said.

On November 4, Dulal Biswas, Abul Hasan and Jafran Hasan, members of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team were shown arrested in case, he added.

Ananta’s brother Ratneshwar Das said: “I have seen the news of three remanded from television. I want capital punishment for those who murdered my younger brother.