Two arrested over Ananta murder
The Criminal Investigation Department yesterday arrested two more suspects from Kanaighat Upazila in Sylhet for their alleged involvement in the killing of blogger Ananta Bijoy Das.
The arrestees were identified as Mannan Rahi, a student of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology and his brother Mohaymen Noman, a student of MC College in Sylhet.
About two months ago, Idris Ali, a photojournalist of local daily the Sobuj Sylhet, was arrested after Ananta was hacked to death near his Subid Bazar home in Sylhet city on May 12.
"The two were arrested from their residence at Kanaighat on the basis of specific information and evidence," Mirza Abdullahel Baqui, special superintendent of CID told The Daily Star over the phone yesterday.
He, however, declined to say anything about their link with the murder.
A Sylhet court yesterday placed them on seven-day CID remand after they were produced before it.
A case was filed by the victim's brother a day after the gruesome murder. The case was handed over to the CID on May 26.
About two weeks ago, Rab claimed to have arrested three people -- Bangladesh-born UK citizen Touhidur Rahman, Sadeque Ali and another suspected Ansarullah member Aminul Mallick -- from the capital for their alleged link with the killing of Avijit Roy and Ananta.
BLOGGER FILES GD COMPLAINING INSECURITY
A female blogger and also an activist of Gonojagoron Mancha yesterday filed a general dairy with Mohammadpur Police Station, claiming she was followed by two unidentified youths on Thursday night.
After filing the GD, the writer told The Daily Star that she had found the movement of the youths suspicious and was now feeling insecure.
“I have rarely gone out of my home after the murder of blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy,” said the girl, who writes in blog site Istishon.
According to her, the youths, aged between 25 and 28, followed her for sometime after she had got out of her home for a Dhanmondi chain store around 7:45pm that night.
Suddenly, she noticed that the two youths -- one in jeans and a checkered shirt, and another in black trousers and a white shirt -- were walking behind her for quite a long time.
She claimed that whenever she stopped, they stopped too.
The blogger said she had reasons to be alarmed as Niloy had reportedly been followed in the same manner before his brutal killing early this month.
After walking for some time, she went inside the store and saw the youths entering it too.
“The youths were not buying anything there,” she claimed.
She left the place immediately and went to a nearby clothes shop where she found a friend.
Later, they came out of the shop together and noticed that the two youths were staring at them while having tea at a roadside stall.
The blogger said they tried to take photos of the youths but to no avail.
After a little while, the youths entered the clothes shop. This time, the girl managed to take a photo of the youths.
The blogger then went straight to her home.
She said she handed over the photo to police while filing the GD seeking protection.
Contacted, Jamal Uddin Mir, officer-in-charge of Mohammadpur Police Station, confirmed that the GD was filed by the female blogger.
“We will take necessary measures to ensure the girl's safety,” he said.
This paper decided not to reveal her identity for the sake of her security.
Before his murder, Niloy, who was also a Gonojagoron Mancha activist, had reportedly gone to Khilgaon Police Station after being followed by some unidentified men and tried to file a GD in vain.
Recently, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia instructed police to accept a GD from anyone who thinks his or her life is in threat.
Niloy was the fourth blogger to be killed since February 26. Different militant outfits claimed responsibilities for the murders.
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