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Sylhet Metropolitan Police have arrested three suspects in connection with the killing of Hriday Kumar Harijan, 33, who was allegedly stabbed after objecting to someone filming his wife on a mobile phone. The prime accused, identified as Amin, remains at large.
The arrests were made on Thursday, October 15, at Panchdona intersection in Madhabdi, Narsingdi, following an operation based on intelligence and information technology, Sylhet Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sarwar Murshed Shamim said at a press briefing on Friday.
The arrestees are Imon Ahmed, 26, son of Abdul Hamid of Nurpur village in Balaganj; Ruman Ahmed Sajjad, 25, son of Md Haruf Ali Mia of Balaura village in Jalalabad; and Parvez, 22, son of Nur Mia of Sonatala village in the same police station area.
According to police, the incident occurred on the evening of October 11 following a dispute over filming Harijan’s wife on a mobile phone. At around 7:30pm, he was attacked with a sharp knife in an open area opposite Raju Store, near the Sweeper Colony in Kashtaghar, Sylhet city.
He was rushed to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital with serious injuries, where doctors declared him dead at around 9:30pm.
A murder case was filed with Kotwali Model Police Station on October 12.
Police said Imon faces a case related to preparation for robbery and an arrest warrant. Ruman Ahmed Sajjad is wanted under two arrest warrants in theft cases, while Parvez has five theft cases against him, according to the police.
The three suspects have been produced before a court, the police commissioner said. Efforts are continuing to arrest Amin and other suspects who remain at large.