The Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has arrested another accused of Pallabi youth murder case.
The detectives apprehended Shahin Uddin from Shahbagh intersection in the capital on Thursday evening.
Md Saiful Islam, the additional deputy commissioner of Mirpur zonal team under DMP's Mirpur DB Branch, confirmed this to Jago News on Friday afternoon.
Earlier May 16, the miscreants hacked Shahin Uddin, 33 to death in front of his six-year-old son inside a garage at Bloc- D in Pallabi in the capital over a land dispute.
On the following day, Shahin's mother Alkima Begum lodged a case with Pallabi Police Station in this connection.
The other accused include Lakshmipur-1 former MP and Islami Democratic Party chairman M A Awal, Chhatra League former leader Suman, Md Abu Taher, Murad, Monir, Shafique, Titu, Kamrul, Kibria, Dipu, Abdur Razzak, Moron Ali, Liton, Abul, Baitta Babu, Boro Shafique, Kalu alias Kala Babu, Nata Sumon, and Yaba Babu.
Among them, the prime accused and former MP Awal, and mastermind Md Suman, 33, and Roki Talukder, 25, were arrested.
Aklima alleged that her son was killed by the local terrorists over the land dispute with former lawmaker Awal, also managing director of Haveli Property Development Ltd in Alinagar residential area under Pallabi Section-12.
Shahin was murdered as he obstructed grabbing a land of 10 acres worth around Tk 5 crore, she alleged in the case statement.
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