Child Ayat’s head found

The disjointed head of five-year old ill-fated Alina Islam Ayat who was cut into six pieces after abduction in Chattogram has been recovered.

The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) recovered the head of Ayat from sluice gate on Ali Road in EPZ area of the port city on Thursday (December 1) morning.

PBI Chattogram Metro Region Inspector Morjina Morju confirmed this to risingbd.

After conducting drives, two parts of Ayat’s body were recovered from Akmol Ali Road of EPZ area on Wednesday afternoon and her disjointed head was also recovered from the same area this morning, the PBI said.

Earlier on Monday (November 28), a court in Chattogram placed Abir Ali on seven-day remand in a case filed for allegedly cutting five-year old ill-fated Alina Islam Ayat into six pieces.

Chattogram Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Abdul Halim passed the remand after the investigating officer of Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) produced Abir Ali, the lone accused of the murder case, before the court seeking 10-day remand for him.

Earlier, police arrested Abir Ali, 19, from the city’s Nayahat area on November 24. He is the former tenant of the building owned by father of Ayat.

During primary interrogation, Abir admitted that he abducted Ayat in a planned way for ransom. As the child screamed for help during the abduction, he strangled her and took her to his residence nearby. He cut the body into six pieces and later dumped the parts into the sea, police said.

Ayat went missing after coming out her residence on November 15.

The victim’s father Sohel Rana lodged a general diary (GD) in this connection.