2 more confess to their involvement
Two more people have admitted their involvement in the brutal killing of Phulgazi Upazila chairman and Awami League leader Ekramul Haque.
Kazi Shanan Mahmud and Chowdhury Nafiz Uddin Anik, arrested earlier, gave their depositions before the Senior Judicial Magistrate at Feni's Cognisance Court on Thursday.
Anik is the nephew of arrested Feni BNP leader Mahtab Uddin Chowdhury Minar -- the main accused in the murder case.
They told the court how they learnt about the killing on May 19 by overhearing a phone conversation between Jihad Chowdhury, joint general secretary of Phulgazi Awami League, and Abidul Islam Abid, son of a Feni Awami Mahila League leader.
They overheard Jihad talk about a plan to kill Ekram the following day -- May 20.
Shanan said he had heard Jihad instruct 25 to 30 of his supporters to attack Ekram's car.
Anik in his deposition said Jihad instructed him to inform Abid when Ekram leaves the Feni Diabetic Hospital on that day. Anik informed Abid accordingly. Anik also mentioned the names of people whom he saw approach Ekram's car before it was set on fire.
Afterwards, Jihad asked Anik to tell his uncle -- Feni BNP leader Minar -- that Ekram chairman was dead. Anik followed the instruction.
Another arrestee in the case Helal Uddin told the court Thursday that arrestees Abid, Shipon and Shifat went to his home on the night of May 20 after Ekram was killed. Detained suspect Saikat and Anik went there the following day. All of them were his school friends, Helel said.
When they were discussing Ekram's murder inside his home, Helal learnt about Jihad's involvement in the murder.
The court sent Shanan, Anik, and Helal to Feni jail after their depositions were recorded Thursday.
Suspect Belal Hossain Patwari, who was arrested on Thursday, was placed on a five-day remand yesterday.
Police so far arrested 21 people in connection with the gruesome murder. Four of them are in jail while 17 are in remand for questioning.
Paritosh Ghosh, superintendent of police of Feni, told The Daily Star yesterday that they were trying to arrest another suspect Jahangir Kabir Adel, a joint secretary of Feni district AL.
Meanwhile, Feni district AL will hold a milad and doa mahfil at the party office today. They will also hold a protest rally demanding the trial of those accused in the Ekram murder case.
Phulgazi upazila AL called a hartal on Monday demanding the immediate arrest and punishment of Ekram's killers.
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