Two confess to killing

A metropolitan magistrate told a speedy trial tribunal yesterday that two of the five accused in the killing of Saudi embassy official Khalaf Al Ali confessed before him their involvement in the murder.
Shahriar Mahmud Adnan, a magistrate of Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court, said this while giving his deposition before Judge Mohammad Motahar Hossain of the Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 of Dhaka.
During the investigative stage, accused Mohammad Al Amin, and Akbar Ali Lalu, had given their confessional statements on July 30 and August 1 respectively in Adnan's court.
In Adnan's statement, he told the court that both the accused had given their confessional statements willingly where they said that they along with the other three killed Khalaf as he refused to give them the dollars he had.
Meanwhile, witness Abul Hossain, an owner of Seba Clinic at Uttara, yesterday identified a revolver used to kill the victim and seized from the accused.
Abul said the accused had taken the revolver from him during a robbery at Uttara residence last November.
Later, defence lawyers cross-examined witnesses and the court fixed today for next hearing of the case.
Other accused are Saiful Islam Mamun, Rafiqul Islam Khokon and Selim Chowdhury. Selim is at large.