Accused brother-in-law held from Jhalakathi

Arrested murder accused Mohiuddin Hasanat, also brother-in-law of the victim Rifat (inset).Photo: STAR

Police arrested the main accused in the case for killing 11-year-old madrasa student Ashikur Rahman Talukdar Rifat from Kathipara under Nalchhity upazila of Jhalakathi early Wednesday.
The arrestee, Mohiuddin Hasanat, 26, son of Moslemuddin Khan of Sitalpara in Nalchhity upazila, is brother-in-law of the murder victim Rifat, son of Tofazzal Hossain, hailing from Malipur under the same upazila, said Masuduzzaman, officer in charge (OC) of Nalchhity police station.
Rifat was a student of Class V of Senpara Baitul Mamun Madrasa at Mirpur in Dhaka.
Tofazzal, owner of a flour mill and a stationary shop at Monipur in Mirpur, now resides at a rented house in the area, the OC said.
Sub Inspector Joynul Abedin of Siddhirganj PS, also investigation officer (IO) of Rifat murder case, said in last October jobless Mohiuddin married Tofazzal's daughter Liza after abducting her. Unwillingly, Liza's family later accepted the marriage considering 'family honour'.
But shortly afterwards, Mohiuddin started torturing his wife Liza demanding dowry and ownership of her father's business.
Aggrieved at Tofazzal's refusal to meet his demands, Mohiuddin in collaboration with his nephew Shamim abducted Rifat from in front of Tofazzal's house at around 3:00pm on August 10 and killed the boy inside a garden at Kadamtali Navana City area near Siddhirganj police station at about 10:00pm, the IO said.
Informed by locals, police recovered the boy's body at about 11:00pm and sent it to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) morgue for autopsy.
Police lodged a murder case on August 12 and arranged preserving the body at the morgue.
Rifat's father also lodged a general diary with Mirpur police station on August 11 while Mohiuddin went into hiding that day.
Learning from TV news about recovery of the body of an unidentified minor boy, Rifat's parents rushed to Siddhirganj police station on August 13 and later they identified the body kept at the morgue as Rifat's, the IO said, adding that they also named Mohiuddin and Shamim as suspected killers.
With the help of mobile tracking, police arrested Mohiuddin from Kathipara area early Wednesday and sent him to Dhaka in the afternoon, said the OC Nalchhity.