In a major breakthrough, DNA evidence has enabled the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to identify and arrest a previously unknown suspect involved in the brutal murder of a man in Jhalakathi earlier this year, reports UNB.
The suspect, Md Selim Madbor alias Rafique, 49, son of late Md Ali Madbor of Ghatkhali (Chawra) village under Amtali Police Station in Barguna, was arrested on Monday from the Sarulia area under Demra Police Station in Dhaka.
According to the CID, the arrest came after DNA collected from the murder scene matched Selim's profile.
"The Crime Scene Unit recovered biological evidence from the spot and sent it to our DNA lab. Analysis revealed the presence of an unknown male's DNA, which was later confirmed to be Selim Madbor's," said Jashim Uddin, Special Superintendent of CID's media cell.
The murder took place on the morning of February 24, when Imran Hawladar, 32, was hacked to death and dumped in a waterbody covered with water hyacinth, approximately 200 yards east of the LifeCare Diagnostic Center in Nandikathi village under Nalchhiti municipality, Jhalakathi.
His wife Fahima Begum was also seriously injured in the attack.
Imran's father, Abdur Rashid Hawladar, later filed a murder case with Nalchhiti Police Station, naming two suspects and accusing 8-10 unidentified people.
CID's Lawful Interception Cell (LIC) later conducted surveillance and data analysis to locate Selim, leading to his arrest in the capital.
