The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

A close associate of top-listed terror Emon was caught by a mob and then handed over to Dhanmondi police while he was going to take toll from a house at Zigatola in the city on Saturday evening.

He was identified as Sirajul Islam Shafaq of a Zigatola locality.

"Shafaq was wanted in the Sagar-murder case. And his associates used to extort toll in the name of Shafaq in Zigatola area," a police officer said.

Police said Sirajul Islam alias Shafaq along with his three associates went to a house and demanded toll at about 6:00pm. The housemates got angry and caught them red-handed.

Later, they beat them up and handed over to police.

Sub-Inspector of Dhanmondi police station Emranul Kabir told the reporters "Shafaq had earlier identified himself as Sirajul Islam alias Jibon during interrogation, but later gave his real name and confessed to his involvement in the killing of Sagar as police charged him on his suspicious behavior,"

The police officer said Shafaq is also a sidekick of detained top-terror Emon. "We'll send him to court today and seek remand," he said.