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Three detained over Opratim’s murder
Daily Sun Report, Comilla
Published: 19 Sep 2026, 10:47 PM
Tuhin, Anas and Fahim. Photo: Collected
Police have detained three people for questioning over the murder of Ishayat Shahriar Opratim, 13, son of Comilla University Bangla Department Associate Professor Dr Nahida Begum.
The detainees are Tuhin, son of Nurul Alam of Sananda area in Kotbari, and Anas and Fahim of the same area, said Md Rakibul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Comilla Sadar South Model Police Station, on Saturday night.
Police said Tuhin was detained around 3:30pm after CCTV footage showed him with Opratim at the university campus. Based on information obtained from him, Anas and Fahim were detained around 7pm and 7:30pm respectively.
The three are being questioned to determine their involvement and whether others were involved, the OC said.
Opratim went missing on Friday afternoon after leaving his rented home in Kotbari with his mother’s iPhone, saying he was going out with friends to take photographs. His phone was last traced to Gandhamati at 6:15pm.
Police recovered his body around 1pm on Saturday from an isolated wooded area on Lalmai Hill in Sananda village. He had injuries to his head.
The body was sent to Comilla Medical College Hospital for post-mortem examination.