Akkas confesses to killing Sagor

Staff Correspondent, Mymensingh: Hatchery owner Akkas Ali has confessed to killing Sagor, 18, on suspicion of stealing a pump of the district's Gouripur upazila.

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), on tipped off, in a drive at Shombupara in Bhairab upazila Thursday night arrested the main accused in the case over the incident. He went on hiding since the incident.

Akkas confessed to killing Sagor in primary interrogation, RAB said.

Commanding officer of RAB-14 Lt. Col. Shariful Islam said this in a briefing on Friday.

Sagor Miah, son of Shipon Miah, was beaten to death tying him to an electric pole for his alleged involvement in stealing a water pump from Akkas’s hatchery at Char Sreerampur village in Gauripur upazila of Mymensingh district.

Later, Shipon Miah filed a case accusing 12 people, including Akkas, with Gouripur Police Station.
 

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