4 confess in Jubo Dal activist murder case

Four accused gave confessional statements on Monday before separate Dhaka courts in a case filed over the killing of Jubo Dal activist Yusuf Ali, also known as Parvez, in the capital's Kafrul area.

Dhaka Metropolitan magistrates Jamsed Alam, Mahbub Alam, Jewel Rana, and Ariful Islam recorded the confessions of accused Jihad Molla, Masum Billah, Nahid Hasan, and Abir Howlader, respectively.

Meanwhile, Metropolitan Magistrate Didarul Alam ordered Ali Hossain and Shafin Ahmed to be sent to jail following the investigation officer's prayer.

Another accused, Ziarul Molla, was also sent to jail by Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Ehsanul Islam after he refused to give a confessional statement.

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Earlier in the day, Investigation Officer of the case and Sub-Inspector Raihan Hossain of the DB Police Pallabi Zonal Team produced seven accused before the courts.

Later, based on separate petitions, the courts recorded the statements and passed the orders.

According to the case statement, on 24 July, assailants shot Yusuf to deathn the capital’s Mirpur-13 area. Locals said a group of seven to eight people, including Hafizur, were sitting together in the area around 11:30pm when three armed assailants opened indiscriminate fire on them.