Marital dispute behind Munshiganj businessman murder, wife’s ex-husband held: Police

Police have claimed to have uncovered the mystery behind
the killing of businessman Sohel Munshi in Munshiganj's Louhajang, and arrested
his wife's former husband in connection with the murder.
The arrest was made by a joint team
from the district Detective Branch (DB) and Louhajang Police Station,
Superintendent of Police Menhajul Alam said at a press briefing today (23
June).
According to police, Sohel Munshi
was hacked to death in the courtyard of his home in Kalurgaon village under
Gaodia union of the upazila late on 18 June. His motorcycle was also set on
fire during the incident.
Following the killing, the victim's mother, Sefali Begum, filed a murder case
with Louhajang Police Station against unidentified individuals. A special team
from the police station and the district DB launched an investigation.
Menhajul Alam said investigators
later found alleged links between the murder and Deen Islam, the former husband
of Sohel's wife, Nupur.
Based on the findings, police
arrested Deen from Serajabad area of Jashlong union in Tongibari upazila
earlier today, he said.
Quoting the accused's statement,
the police superintendent said Deen and Nupur were previously married and had a
child together. About one and a half years ago, however, Nupur allegedly left
her husband and child and started living with Sohel Munshi without formally
divorcing Deen.
Police said Deen had been harbouring resentment since then.
According to investigators, he
travelled around 19 kilometres to Sohel's residence on the day of the incident.
He allegedly set fire to Sohel's motorcycle at night and then attacked him with
a sharp machete when he came out of the house to extinguish the flames.
Sohel died at the scene, police
said.
The superintendent of police said
investigators collected CCTV footage from a location about one kilometre from
the crime scene, which allegedly showed the accused fleeing the area after the
murder.
Police later confirmed the identity
of the individual seen in the footage following the arrest.
Legal proceedings against the
accused are underway, police said.
According to local police, Sohel
and Nupur have a two-month-old son, while Deen and Nupur have a three-year-old
son from their previous marriage.
















