Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested two siblings in Netrakona in the early hours of Sunday, July 13 in connection with scrap metal trader Shohag killing near Mitford Hospital in the capital.
Joint Commissioner (DB-North) of the DMP Rabiul Islam Bhuiyan said tipped off, a special team of the DB conducted a raid in Netrokona and arrested two brothers – Sajib and Rajib.
With the latest arrests, the number of arrestees in connection with the murder rose to seven.
They were handed over to DC (Labagh division) after arrest.
Mohammed Shohag, 39, a scrap metal trader, was hacked and beaten to death in broad daylight at the hospital gate on Wednesday (July 9).
Following the incident, the victim’s elder sister filed a murder case with Kotwali police station.
Among the arrestees, five were arrested by police and two by RAB members.
Source: UNB