Youth murder in Pallabi: Ex-MP Awal arrested

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested former lawmaker of Lakshmipur-1 constituency and Islami Democratic Party chairman M A Awal in a case filed over the murder of a youth in the capital’s Pallabi.

Lt. Col. Muhammad Khayrul Islam, Director of intelligence wing of RAB, on Thursday confirmed the matter.

He said, mastermind of the murder and number one accused of the case Awal was arrested from Bhairav area.  

Further details regarding him will be disclosed at a press conference at 4pm. 

RAB legal and media wing director commander Khandaker Al Moyeen will brief in the conference. 

On May 16, Shahin Uddin was hacked to death by some miscreants in front of his seven-year-old child on 31 No. road of 12 No. section in Pallabi. Later, his wife Aklima Begum filed a case against 20 people including Awal.