3 held over killing individual on Dhaka Elevated Expressway

The Rapid Action Battalion-1 has arrested the main accused in the murder case of one Ismail Hossain, whose body was found from the Banani point of Dhaka Elevated expressway.

Besides arresting Sohel Rana, 40, the bus driver and the main accused, RAB-1 also arrested superviser of the bus, Saju, 28, and helper Monir, 18, on Saturday.

According to RAB, police recovered the body of an unknown individual from the Banani point of Dhaka Elevated Expressway around 9am on Friday.

Later, police identified the individual as Ismail Hossain, 50, through matching his fingerprint with the database of national identity cards, RAB added.

According to his NID, Ismail was the son of Jalal Uddin from Jamalpur Sadar upazila. He was returning to Jamalpur from Gazipur with Tk5 lakh earned through selling his land.

During initial investigation, RAB suspected that Ismail was killed through gagging and left on the expressway.

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RAB began a shadow investigation after the incident to identify the killers. Bus driver Sohel’s location was detected through reviewing CCTV footage and taking the help of information technology. Later, Sohel was arrested from in front of the Covid Hospital in the capital’s Mohakhali area.

In a joint drive with police, RAB also arrested Saju and Monir and seized the bus named “Raj Classic”.

Sohel has been handed over to officials from Banani Police Station, RAB said.