After recording his statement, the magistrate sent him to Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj.
Sumon in his statement told the magistrate that since 2004 Awal had a dispute over land with the victim. As the former lawmaker failed to grab the victim s land, he planned to kill him, he said.
Awal made the blueprint to kill Shahinuddin, a businessman in the capital, at his Kalabagan office where accused Sumon and another person were present, an official of the court confirmed it.
In line with the plan, the former lawmaker asked Sumon to hire 10-12 goons to execute his plan and Sumon hired the criminals accordingly. He had a meeting with them at Mirpur-12 on May 15.
Shahin Murder
Staff Correspondent
22nd May, 2021 11:01:26
Sumon Bepari, one of the prime accused of Pallabi’s Shahinuddin murder case, on Saturday confessed that he led the killing mission as per directive of former lawmaker MA Awal.
During police remand, Sumon also said he along with 11 others took part in the killing mission, said sources in police.
Sumon, former assistant secretary of Dhaka Metropolitan North Unit of Chhatra League, detailed everything from the plot to implementation of the gruesome murder with the exact reason behind it to policemen.
On May 16, some miscreants hacked Shahin, 33, to death in broad daylight in front of his six-year-old son at a garage in Pallabi. On Thursday, RAB and police arrested former MP of Laxmipur-1 constituency Awal, Sumon and some others for their involvement in the killing. RAB said Awal directed Sumon and some others to kill Shahin regarding a dispute over a piece of land at Alinagar of the area. After their arrest, they were tak
After recording their statements, the magistrate sent them to Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj.
In their statements, the duo told the magistrate that they along with 10 others led by Sumon Bepari stabbed Shahinuddin indiscriminately with sharp weapons leaving him dead on the spot.
As per direction of former lawmaker MA Awal, they killed the victim, they said in their confessional statements, an official of the court said.
They were produced before the court on completion of their four-day remand in the case.
On Friday, Awal, Zahirul Islam Babu and Nur Mohammad Hasan were placed on a four-day remand each in the same case.
Rab arrested a former lawmaker in connection with stabbing a trader to death in front of his son in Dhaka's Pallabi area on Sunday. MA Awal, a former lawmaker from Lakshmipur-1 constituency, was arrested from Bhairab area in Kishoreganj early today. He allegedly planned the killing of Shahin Uddin (40) of Mirpur-12 and is the prime accused in the case filed following the