Laxmipur Correspondent: RAB has arrested two youths named Kaushar Hossain and Rakib Hossain in connection with the murder of furniture designer Riaz Hossain in Laxmipur. The murder was planned on the suspicion that Kauchar’s wife had an extramarital affair with Riaz. After that, the accused demanded a ransom of Tk 5 lakh from Riaz’s family in order to embezzle the money.
On Saturday, February 18, around 11 o’clock, the company commander of RAB-11’s Noakhali camp, Lt. Commander Mahmudul Hasan, confirmed this information by holding a press briefing.
Earlier, RAB arrested Kauchar from the Jadaiya area of Mandari Union and Rakib from a residential hotel in Chittagong city on Friday through investigation and the use of technology. Kauchar is the son of Abu Taher of Jadaiya village, and Rakib is the son of Ruhul Amin of Binoddharmapur village of Tyawariganj Union.
The press conference revealed that Kauchar and the victim Riaz both worked for the same company.On this occasion, he was going to Kauchar’s house. In this, he developed a relationship with Kauchar’s wife. Meanwhile, Kaushar suspects that Riyaz is having an extramarital affair with his wife. Kauchar informed the accused, Rakib, about the matter.
In this, they plan to kill Riaz. On the night of February 14, Kaushar called her to a rented house in Umm Salma Bhawan in the Mandari Bazar area. They rented that house two months ago. Riyaz was then rendered unconscious by eating food laced with anesthetics. Later, the accused killed him by tying his hands and feet, hitting him on the head, and putting a towel on his face and nose. After that, they locked the door and ran away.
Meanwhile, Riyaz’s mother, Khursida Begum, informs RAB of her son’s abduction and seeks RAB’s help. Through investigation and the use of technology, Riaz’s colleague Kaushar was arrested first. During interrogation, he confessed to the murder. At the same time, the accomplice in the murder confirmed Rakib’s position. Rakib was later apprehended from a Chittagong residential hotel in a joint operation by RAB-7 and RAB-11. RAB said that preparations are underway to hand them over to the Chandraganj police station.
