Prime accused ‘confesses’ to Narayanganj 5-murder link

Mahfuz, the prime accused in the sensational five-murder case in Narayanganj, today confessed to his involvement in the murders before a court.

Judicial Magistrate Sayeduzzaman Sharif recorded the statement of Mahfuz under section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPc).

In his statement, Mahfuz, also a nephew of the complainant of the murder case Shafiqul Islam, told the court that he along with his associates killed the five members of the family.

He said he planned to take revenge on his slain aunt Lamia as she had refused his proposal for developing an illicit relationship.

The five members of the family were killed by unidentified miscreants at Baburail area in the city on Saturday night.

The deceased are Taslima Begum, 35, wife of Shafiqul Islam, a private car driver in Dhaka, their children Sumaiya, 5, and Shantu, 10, Taslima’s brother Morshedul, 22, and Lamia, 25, who was married to Shafiqul’s brother Sharif.

Shafiqul Islam filed a case against unidentified miscreants with Narayanganj Sadar Police Station on Sunday morning.

Police arrested Mahfuz and showed him arrested in the case on the same day.

The following day, a Narayanganj court placed Mahfuz on a seven-day remand in connection with the case.