Avijit murder suspect held in Mohammadpur

Lawmen have claimed arrest of a key suspect in the murder of writer and blogger Avijit Roy from Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area.

Arrestee Abu Siddiqui Sohel alias Sakib has been identified as a member of the banned militant group Ansarullah Bangla Team, a man with a bounty on his head.

The arrest made last night, said Muhammad Yousuf Ali, additional deputy commissioner (Media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).

A team of the specialised unit of Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime arrested Sohel from Iqbal Road around 8:00pm last night, said a press release of the DMP.

During primary interrogation, Sohel is said to have admitted his part in the slaying of Avijit Roy under orders from sacked army officer Maj Zia, according to ADC Yousuf.

Sohel is said to be an active member of the banned outfit’s intelligence wing.

Suspected militants hacked to death Avijit, founder of Mukto-Mona blog, at Dhaka University campus on February 26, 2015. His wife Rafida Ahmed Bonya was also injured in the attack.

The Bangladesh-born US citizen had come home with his wife only a few days ago as his two books were published during the Ekushey Book Fair that year.

Source: thedailystar