Police arrested five people, including three teens, in connection with the murder of a teenager in the capital's Mirpur.

Shahadat Hossain Hasib, 17, was killed on Sunday night over a land dispute in Mirpur's Shah Ali area.

Police arrested the five from Shah Ali area in the capital and Jhalakathi on Thursday night.

One of the teenagers was hired with Tk 2 lakh for the murder, DMP Mirpur division additional deputy commissioner for AZM Taimur Rahman, told a press briefing at his office yesterday.

Eighteen-year-old Hridoy took the contract for killing and two other teens assisted him, said the police officer.

"Hridoy wanted to be a gangster, a don. That's why he started taking the contract for killing," said Taimur.

Police said that the murder was planned by the victim's cousin Bipul who lives in Dubai of United Arab Emirates.

As part of the murder plan, Hasib was offered a job in a tailoring shop and brought to Dhaka on December 1 from Noakhali, said police officer Taimur.

A person named Mofazzel Hossain Mandol brought Hasib to Dhaka and hired Hridoy as a contact killer.

Hridoy stabbed Hasib and cut his throat in an alley of Shah Ali area and fled the spot.

Later, police analysed close circuit camera footage and identified Hridoy.

He was frequently changing his hideout to escape arrest. He fled to Chandpur from Dhaka, and then moved to Bhola before getting arrested in Jhalakathi, said the police officer.

Hridoy gave a confessional statement before the court and informed about the others. Based on his information, police arrested the rest four accused.

Among the arrested, three have claimed to be teens as police have conducted medical tests to confirm their ages, said ADC Taimur.