A court in Barguna has placed Md Rashidul Hasan Rishan alias Rishan Farazi on a five-day remand in a case over the killing Rifat Sharif in broad daylight in the district town.
Barguna Senior Judicial Magistrate Sirajul Islam Kazi passed the order on Friday (Jul 19) when Barguna Sadar Police Inspector Humayun Kabir, also the investigation officer of the case, produced him before the court with a 7-day remand prayer.
Rishan, third suspect in the case, was arrested around 10am on Thursday (Jul 18).
Rishan is the younger brother of the second suspect in the case, Rifat Farazi, who was also arrested in the case on Jul 3.
So far, police have arrested 15 people in the murder case including the prime witness Ayesha Siddiqa Minni.
Earlier, the prime accused of the murder case, Sabbir Ahmed Nayan alias Nayan Bond, was killed in a ‘shootout’ on Jul 2.
Among the 15 people, 12 have confessed to their involvement in the murder at court and other two have been taken to remand.
A group of assailants stabbed Rifat Sharif to death in front of his wife Ayesha Siddiqa Minni outside the Barguna Government College on the morning of Jun 26.
A video of the attack later went viral on the internet, which sparked outrage throughout the country. Two men were seen hacking Rifat with sharp weapons as Minni desperately tried to save him.
The victim, Rifat Sharif, was taken to Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.
In the same day, the victim’s father, Dulal Sharif, filed a case against 12 people, including prime suspects Sabbir Ahmed Nayan alias Nayan Bond and Rifat Farazi.