Lalmonirhat Lynching: Burimari mosque muezzin arrested
Police yesterday arrested the muezzin of Burimari Central Mosque in connection to the beating and burning to death of Abu Yunus Md Shahidunnabi Jewel in Lalmonirhat's Patgram upazila on October 29.
The muezzin, Afiz Uddin, 60, was arrested from Burimari Bazar in the afternoon, said Sumon Kumar Mohanta, officer-in-charge of Patgram Police Station.
The OC said the arrest came based on information given by the arrested prime accused Abul Hossain alias Hossain Ali.
During his remand period, Abul Hossain told police that Afiz was involved with the mob killing, the OC added.
The victim was beaten and burnt to death by a mob after the spread of a rumour, later discredited, that Jewel had disrespected the Holy Quran at the mosque.
With Afiz's arrest, police have so far arrested 33 people over this incident, the police official said.
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