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A murder suspect who escaped from a Dhaka court after removing his handcuffs has been arrested at his sister’s house in Netrokona.
The accused, Md Kawsar Mia, was arrested on Wednesday (November 11), Additional Deputy Commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Prosecution Division Nasir Ahmed confirmed.
Kawsar fled from the dock of the First Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court on Tuesday while being taken to the custody room after a hearing.
He had been brought from Kashimpur Jail in Gazipur to attend a hearing in the 2020 murder case of 17-year-old garment worker Alo. The hearing was deferred as no witnesses appeared before the court.
According to case documents, Alo was stabbed to death in the bathroom of her home in Dakshinpara, South Khan, on July 20, 2020. Her father, Robiul Islam, filed a murder case against unidentified individuals the following day.
Police arrested Kawsar in Tongi during the investigation. In a confessional statement, he admitted to killing Alo over a strained relationship, saying she had started avoiding him.
Police submitted a charge sheet against him on June 30, 2021, and the trial began on July 20, 2022. The victim’s father and elder sister have already testified in the case.
A separate case has been filed over Kawsar’s escape. Two police personnel have been temporarily suspended over alleged negligence, while an investigation committee has been formed to examine the incident.