The Crime Desk: Police have arrested Chandan (35), the main accused in the murder case of Chittagong court lawyer Advocate Saiful Islam Alif. On Wednesday night, around 12:15 am, a police team led by Bhairab Police Station OC Md. Shahine conducted a raid and arrested him from the railway station. Chandan is the son of a deceased owner of the Methorpatti area of Sevak Colony on Chittagong Bundle Road. Chandan was supposed to get off the train and go to his in-laws’ house in Methorpatti, Bhairab. Police said he is the first accused in the case. Chandan is currently in the custody of Bhairab Police Station.
OC Md. Shahine Mia said that the Chittagong DB had been in Bhairab for the past two days to arrest the main accused, Chandan, in case a case was filed after the incident. The DB came to know that accused Chandan’s in-laws’ house is in the Bhairab area. But the DB could not find him. On Wednesday, we learned through information technology that he was staying in Bhairab. Later, when we were informed about this news, the police took up position at Bhairab railway station since evening. At around 11 pm, a police team led by OC Shahin Mia conducted a raid and was able to arrest him from the railway station area.
The OC also said that Chandan left Chittagong by train and got down at Bhairab railway station at 7:30 pm. His in-laws’ house is in Methorpatti, Bhairab. He was roaming around the station after getting off the train. He wanted to take shelter at his in-laws’ house when the night fell. In the meantime, we arrested him. He is currently in police custody. The matter of the arrest has been informed to the Chittagong Kotwali Police Station. He will be handed over to the police when the police arrive from Chittagong.
On November 26, lawyer Saiful Islam was killed in front of a building on AC Dutta Road in Chittagong. In the murder case, the deceased’s father, Jamal Uddin, filed a murder case with the Chittagong Kotwali Police Station, naming 31 people and 10/15 unknown people as accused. The first accused in the case is Chandan. Although the police had already arrested 9 people in this case, the main accused, Chandan, had been absconding since the incident. He was finally arrested by the police.
