Fired driver, his assistant kill trucker, friend
A truck driver and helper, who recently lost their jobs, killed a newly appointed driver and his friend as an act of revenge in the city.
Police arrested three persons in connection with the murder. They are Md Ibrahim, 23, the former truck driver, his associate Fojor Miah, 24 and a car tyre store owner Joynal Miah, 23.
After interrogation, police revealed the cause behind the double murder.
On Friday morning, the two bodies were recovered from an abandoned truck at Parairchawk area in Sylhet city. The truck had all six of its tires removed.
The victims were later identified as Jahangir Miah, 25, the new truck driver and his friend Raju Ahmed, 25.
Ibrahim was arrested from his home at Ghopagul area in Sylhet Sadar upazila, while Fojor was arrested from Amberkhana area in the city and Joynal from Madhabpur upazila in Habiganj, said Akhtar Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of Moglabazar.
Quoting the arrestees, OC Akhter Hossain said, “Ibrahim used to be the driver of the truck but on January 21, he was fired from the job and Jahangir replaced him.
“When Jahangir started his journey towards Sylhet on Thursday, Ibrahim and his associate Fojor boarded the truck for a free ride. Jahangir’s friend Raju, who is a computer operator, also accompanied.”
He added, “On their way to Sylhet, Ibrahim and Fojor killed Jahangir and Raju at Madhabpur upazila in Habiganj and then Ibrahim drove the truck all the way to Sylhet. He then placed both the dead bodies in the front seats and removed all the tires from the truck before leaving it on the side of the road.”
Ibrahim and Fojor then sold the tires to Joynal’s store in Madhabpur upazila’s Jagadishpur and fled the area, the police official said.
Zedan Al Musa, additional deputy commissioner (media) of Sylhet Metropolitan Police, said, “Raju’s brother Sujan Ahmed filed a case, accusing the trio. After arresting them, they were produced before a court who sent them to jail.”
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