PABNA, Sept 08:-Pabna police arrested twin murder accused and Drug peddler Miraj Sheikh on 5th September from Patuakhali. The Killer was identified as The arrested Miraj Sheikh (40) is the son of Kabirpur village of Pabna Sadar Upazila.
Additional police super (promoted SP) Masud Alam informed at a press briefing on 8 September afternoon that after the murder the drug peddler and killer went into hiding. Pabna District Detective Police and Pabna Sadar Thana Police conducted a joint operation with the help of information technology and arrested him in the early morning of September 5 in Bottlebunia village of Patuakhali Sadar Upazila. The knife used in the murder was recovered.
On the other hand, the deceased Milan Hossain Madhu (45) son of deceased Arman Pramanik of East Shalgaria Mohalla of Pabna Town Sadar and Manju Ali (40) son of deceased Noor Ali of South Raghabpur Mohalla.
Additional Superintendent of Police Masud Alam also said that the accused involved in this sensational murder is a notorious drug dealer of alias as king of the area. There are 7 drug cases against him. This double murder has been organized around drug buying and selling. Accused Miraj gave a confessional statement under section 164 in the learned court on Saturday (September 07).
It may be noted that the victim Madhu and Manju used to consume drugs. A few days ago, Madhu and Manju went to buy drugs from the drug dealer Miraj Shaikh. But the accused Miraj refused to sell drugs to them. They argue and fight over this issue.
Then on September 4, at around 7:30 in the morning, the accused went to Halim’s hotel at Pabna bus Terminal Paur Market to have breakfast. At the same time, victim Manju and Madhu, who were working as callers of the inter-district bus counter (taking passengers to the bus), saw the accused Miraj Samrat and went to Halim’s hotel lane and had a fight with him. At one stage of the scuffle, the accused Miraj got excited and first stabbed Madhu in the stomach with a knife on the paratha table of Halim’s hotel. When the other Manju came forward, the killer also stabbed Manju. Locals rescued both of them and took them to Pabna General Hospital where the doctor on duty declared them dead.
