Tarek Mahmud, Laxmipur Representative:
RAB-11 has arrested 7 accused in the incident of killing housewife Josna Akhtar in Meghna Bazar area of Bhavaniganj in Laxmipur.
They were arrested in a raid on Thursday at noon in Laxmipur, including Meghna Bazar and Chattragam, and RAB confirmed the information at a press conference on Thursday afternoon.
The arrested are Siraj Uddin, Ershad Hossain, Ripon Hossain Zakir Hossain, Rimon Hossain Rakib Hossain Md. 7 unscrupulous including Ibrahim. Earlier on Tuesday, Ishmail Hossain, the father of Josna Begum, who was killed, filed a murder case of Sadar Thana, accusing 4 other unknown persons, naming 10 people.
It is to be noted that Siraj Uddin, who was dredging in a pond near Alauddin's residence in Meghna Bazar area of Bhavaniganj during the month of Ramadan, then irrigates the irrigation pump for draining water in that pond again. In the meantime, a group of 15 people including Siraj, Mahfuz and Nizam attacked Alauddin's residence at around three o'clock in the morning due to a dispute with Siraj's brother Parvez Hossain and Nizam Uddin from Dhaka on the occasion of Eid.
They seriously injured Alauddin and his wife Jotsana Begum in Elopata, Elopata, and his wife Jotsana Begum, who were then rescued by the locals and the local doctors declared Jotsna Begum dead in the Sadar Hospital where the doctor was in critical condition. Alauddin was sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
Company Commander of Notakhali Office Assistant Superintendent of Police Md. Ghulam Morshed said that the accused were involved in the murder, they have confessed to the murder. All will be handed over to Sadar police station and other accused are being arrested.
