Police and members of Rab have arrested a suspect in connection with the killing of Shahadat Islam Rocky, 25, a grocery shop employee who was stabbed to death in the capital’s Kamrangirchar area early Tuesday.

According to police, the planned armed attack took place around 3:45am on early Tuesday in East Islamnagar. Unidentified assailants stabbed Rocky multiple times on both thighs with a sharp weapon and fled the scene.

Locals rescued him after hearing his screams and took him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

Family members said Rocky left home around 4pm on the previous Monday to join his work at a grocery shop. The next day (Tuesday) morning, relatives were informed that he had been found critically injured.

Initial findings from the investigation suggest that Rocky, reportedly involved in local grouping and known for drug addiction, may have been targeted due to disputes arising from his identifying himself as a police source to intimidate rivals.

Following a complaint filed by the victim’s father, Kamrangirchar Police Station registered a case. The investigating officer then sought assistance from RAB-10 to arrest the fugitives.

Acting on intelligence and with police support, a RAB-10 team from CPSCS Lalbagh Camp conducted a raid in Chamta area under Naria Police Station in Shariatpur around 12:30am on early Wednesday and arrested Md Arman, 22, identified during the investigation as a suspect in the murder.

RAB said Arman has four previous cases related to robbery and dacoity. He has since been handed over to the concerned police station.