Police have intensified surveillance as criminal activities have increased remarkably at Kamrangirchar, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Lalbagh Division Jasim Uddin has said.
“Special attention is being given to identifying potential threats and preventing criminal acts,” he said at press briefing at the DMP media center on Wednesday.
The recent murder of 42-year-old print shop owner Mohammad Nur Alam shocked the residents of the area, he said.
On December 6, Nur Alam, a resident of Kamrangirchar who also operated a fabric business from a rented shop, was brutally murdered and police arrested three suspects Miraj Mia ,20, Mohammad Millon ,23, and Rifat, 19 utilizing intelligence and technological support on December 10, he said.
During interrogation, the suspects confessed to their involvement, the said DMP official.
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Between 4:25 am and 4:45 am on December 6, the trio, along with an accomplice named Jihad and several unidentified people attacked Nur Alam at his shop, said the DMP official.
They struck his head with a hammer, stabbed him multiple times and then wrapped the body in polythene and cloth.
They buried it under the printing press floor after breaking and covered it with sand and cement.
Based on their statements, police recovered a hammer, scissors, and a knife from the scene, he added.
Nur Alam’s body was exhumed and sent for autopsy to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.