Murder of 2 siblings with poisoned sweets: Mastermind Shafiullah arrested from Dhaka
Shafiullah, the mastermind behind the poisoning of two siblings with sweets, was arrested from Abdullahpur bus stand area of the capital yesterday.
According to police, Rima Begum, the children's mother, was having an extramarital affair with Shafiullah, who agreed to marry her on the condition that she leave her children Yasin Khan (7) and Morsalin Khan (5) behind.
On the evening of March 10, Rima gave her two boys poisoned sweets given by Shafiullah.
Shafiullah was arrested from Abdullahpur bus stand area of the capital around 5:30 pm, our Brahmanbaria correspondent reports quoting Md Anisur Rahman, superintendent of Brahmanbaria Police.
The SP said the arrestee, Shafiullah alias Sofai Sardar, is a resident of Moishair village in Ashuganj upazila. He was working as the leader (sardar) of the labourers of a rice mill in the upazila.
Acting on a tip-off, a police team arrested Saifullah while he was preparing to board a bus from Abdullahpur in Dhaka to Rangpur, said the SP at a press conference around 9:00 pm last night
Later, he was brought to Brahmanbaria, the police official said.
During primary interrogation, Safiullah admitted to his involvement in the incident.
Further legal action would be taken after verifying his confession, added SP Anisur.
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