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A rural doctor has confessed to killing fish farm businessman Ranjan Mondal by injecting him with a poisonous substance before dumping his body in a river in Jashore. He was arrested along with an accomplice while allegedly attempting to flee to India.
The two accused were produced before a court on Sunday afternoon, November 8, following interrogation. The court subsequently ordered them sent to jail, CID Sub-Inspector Delwar Hossain said.
The arrestees are Mithun Dhar, a rural doctor and son of Bishnupada Dhar of Mahishdia village in Monirampur upazila, and Abdul Hannan Gazi, son of the late Jabbar Gazi of Dakshin Bhadiyali village in Kalaroa upazila of Satkhira.
According to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Mithun allegedly confined Ranjan at his pharmacy and killed him by administering a poisonous injection. He then transported the body on a motorcycle and dumped it in the Mukteshwari River inside a sack.
Investigators suspect the murder may have been motivated by disputes over money, property or assets.
Following the arrests, the CID recovered the syringe allegedly used in the killing, the victim’s gold chain and ring, the motorcycle used to transport the body, and mobile phones.
The body was recovered in a sack from the Mukteshwari River near Heler Ghat Bridge in Mahishdia village on Saturday, November 7. Family members later identified the deceased as Ranjan Mondal, a fish farm businessman from Kalicharanpur village in Keshabpur upazila.
His nephew, Debashish Mondal, filed a murder case against unidentified suspects with Monirampur Police Station on Sunday.
During the investigation, the CID analysed the victim’s call detail records (CDRs), CCTV footage from different locations and information gathered locally, which led investigators to Mithun.
Investigators found that Ranjan had visited Mithun’s chamber at Katakhali Bazar around noon on Friday, November 6. He had remained missing since then, while Mithun was also untraceable in the area.
According to investigating officer Delwar Hossain, Mithun allegedly closed the shutter of his pharmacy with Ranjan inside before leaving. Around 2:30pm, he reopened the shop and left with a sack tied to the back of his motorcycle. The sack contained Ranjan’s body.
He initially left the sack beside a narrow village road before allegedly tying bricks to its opening and throwing it into the river that night.
Acting on a tip-off, the CID learned that Mithun was attempting to cross into India through the Bhadiyali border in Kalaroa with assistance from Hannan Gazi.
A CID team from Jashore, with assistance from Kalaroa police, subsequently conducted a raid and arrested both men near the border.
The investigating officer said the victim’s gold chain and ring were recovered based on information provided by Mithun. Police also recovered the motorcycle and the packaging of the injection allegedly used in the killing from his pharmacy.
The CID investigator alleged that Mithun murdered Ranjan with the intention of taking possession of his assets and property.