Naja, the only daughter of slain Narsingdi mayor Lokman Hussain, shows a portrait of her father at their residence on Saturday. She presented it to the two-time gold medallist father as the best mayorStaff Correspondent Police could not make any headway in the case of Narsingdi Municipality Mayor Lokman Hussain even after four days of his killing.
On the other hand, Salahuddin Ahmed Bachchu, younger brother of Post and Telecommunications Minister Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju, on Saturday denied his involvement in the killing of Lokman.
The law enforcers failed to arrest any of the accused in the political sensitive case as of Saturday.
Sources at Detective Branch (DB) of police, which is investigation the sensational murder case, said the law enforcers were working to unearth the motive behind the killing taking into account various aspects.
?We are yet to arrest any of the accused who are on the run despite our ceaseless efforts,? said DB inspector in Narsingdi Mamunur Rashid Mondal, also investigation officer of the case.
According to sources, Lokman, who was also the general secretary of ruling Awami League?s Narsingdi municipality unit, had been at loggerheads with some influential persons of the district, apparently over political issue.
He had an intense rivalry with former chairman of the municipality Abdul Matin Sarker who was also defeated by Lokman in the last mayoral elections.
Besides, the slain mayor had taken over a piece of land leased out to Ashraf Sarker, younger brother of Matin, for establishing a water treatment plant for the municipality, stoking animosity against him among the Sarkar family.
Lokman was a candidate for the post of general secretary in the next district Awami League committee. Salahuddin Ahmed Bachchu was also eyeing the post.
Bachchu was named as the prime accused in the murder case which was transferred to DB on Friday.
Complainant of the case Mohammad Qamruzzaman, brother of slain Lokman Hussain, on Saturday said the DB officials were frequently communicating with their family.
He, however, neither expressed his dismay nor satisfaction with the development in the enquiry. ?We are awaiting the killers to be arrested,? he said.
Responding to a query, Qamruzzaman said they fear that the real culprits, who have close relations with a cabinet minister, may not be brought to book.
?We want to meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to inform her of the facts so that none can dare to influence the investigation,? he said.
Meanwhile, the withdrawal of Narsingdi police super Dr Akkas Uddin Bhuiyan and transfer of additional SPs Enamul Ahmed and Bijoy Boshak have taken a lot of flak from different quarters.
The killing of Lokman is being widely seen as yet another proof of the criminalisation of politics.
Many also regard it as the politicisation of crime.
Even before filing of any case in connection with the murder, district unit president of opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party Khairul Kabir Khokon and a few other BNP activists were detained suspecting their involvement in the killing.
But they were not made accused in the case later field in connection with the killing of Narsingdi mayor.
The plaintiff named people, mostly local leaders and supporters of Awami League and close to the telecommunications minister, including his brother and assistant private secretary, as accused in the case.
So far, six people, including Khokon, have been picked up for interrogation, police said.
According to the case statement, the accused, include Bachchu, Matin, Mobarak Hossain, deputy publicity secretary of district AL, Montazuddin Bhuiya, president of town AL, Nurul Islam, sadar upazila BNP general secretary, Tareq Ahmed, district BNP leader, Masudur Rahman Murad, APS to Raju, Mia Md Manjur, former vice president of Narsingdi Government College Student Union, and Asraf Hossain Sarker, president of town unit of Jubo League.
In a statement on Saturday, Bachchu said he has been implicated in a false case as part of a conspiracy against him. ?I was in no way involved in the killing of Lokman and the allegation brought against me is false and motivated.?
Bachchu also condemned and protested the killing of the Narsingdi mayor and demanded exemplary punishment to the killers.
?I have never expressed willingness to vie for the post of secretary general in the council of district Awami League,? the post and telecommunications minister?s brother said, adding that the issue of political feud with Lokman was fabricated and motivated.
He expressed his deep sympathy to the bereaved family members and prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul.
Source: daily-sun.com
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