One placed on 3-day remand
A court in Chittagong yesterday placed an accused on three-day remand in connection with the case of Tasfia killing.
Earlier, police arrested Asif Siraj, 18, from Nasirabad Housing area early on Thursday.
This is the second arrest in connection with the case, said police. Asif appeared in HSC examinations from Sunshine Grammar School and College this year.
Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) (prosecution) of Chittagong Metropolitan Police Nirmalendu Bikash Chawkrabarty said the court of Metropolitan Magistrate Al Imran passed the remand order, after the Investigation Officer (IO) of the case produced Asif before the court with a seven-day remand prayer.
Tasfia, a ninth grader of Sunshine Grammar School and College in Chittagong, was found dead on the concrete blocks on the embankment of Karnaphuli River in the city's Patenga Naval area on May 3. After the recovery of the body, her father filed a case accusing six persons including a 16-year old friend of hers, with Patenga Police Station the same day.
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