Crime and Justice
Former Kushtia Superintendent of Police Tanvir Arafat Shown Arrested in Another Murder Case
Daulatpur (Kushtia) Correspondent
SM Tanvir Arafat, former Superintendent of Police (SP) of Kushtia, has been shown arrested again in connection with the murder case of BNP activist Qudrat Ali in Daulatpur, Kushtia, who was killed by gunfire.
Today, Monday (July 28), he was brought to the Kushtia court under strict security from prison at 1:41 PM. He was then presented before the court of Senior Judicial Magistrate Mostofa Parvez of the Daulatpur Amoli Court, where he was shown arrested in another murder case. Afterwards, at 1:51 PM, he was sent back to prison from the court.
Previously, on December 26, he was arrested as the main accused in the shooting death of another BNP activist, Sujan Malitha. Since then, he has been held in Kushtia Jail.
Deputy Police Commissioner Tanvir Arafat was attached to the Sylhet Range DIG office. His ancestral home is in Khulna’s Khalishpur Upazila. During his tenure in Kushtia, police officer SM Tanvir Arafat was controversial. He faced criticism for various actions since his arrival in Kushtia. He even had to stand in the dock of the court for these incidents and suffer departmental punishment.
Details of the Qudrat Ali Murder Case
The son of the deceased BNP activist Qudrat Ali filed a case at Daulatpur Police Station on October 2, 2024.
In the case statement, the plaintiff mentioned that his father, Qudrat Ali, was an active supporter of BNP. “Since the inception of BNP, my father, my family, and I have been involved with BNP. My father actively participated in all BNP programs. Due to his widespread popularity in the area, my father Qudrat Ali could gather large crowds at local meetings, rallies, and programs.”
“For this reason, Awami League terrorists and some opportunistic police officers planned to arrest and murder my father under false charges to prevent him from participating in BNP programs. As a result of this conspiracy, the accused, including (then) (1) OC Investigation Nishikant Sarkar, (2) SI Roknuzzaman, (3) SI Mehedi Hasan, (4) SI Shahjahan, (5) ASI Anisur Rahman, (6) former Kushtia District Superintendent of Police SM Tanvir Ahmed, and other police officers, planned to kill my father.”
“According to the plan, around 2:00 AM on July 23, 2020, the aforementioned accused, along with 10-12 unidentified police officers, came to our home in Munshiganj and abducted my father, Qudrat Ali, from the house. Subsequently, from July 23 to July 25, my relatives, BNP party members, and I searched for my father Qudrat. When we went to the police station and asked OC Investigation Nishikant Sarkar about my father’s whereabouts, he said they couldn’t say anything.”
“On the morning of July 25, we heard that my father had been disappeared and murdered, and his body was kept at the police station. Upon receiving this news, we first went to the police station and learned that the body had been sent to Kushtia Hospital. At the hospital, we found my father Qudrat Ali’s body. There were two bullet marks on his chest, on the right and left sides, and injury marks on both hands, back, face, and legs.”
“The accused abducted my father from our house, disappeared him, tortured him, shot him to death, and then left the body at the hospital morgue. After the burial of the body, on July 26, when I went to file a case against the accused, OC Investigation Nishikant Sarkar told me that if I filed a case, I would face the same fate. Due to the Awami League being in power and SP SM Tanvir Arafat earning the nickname ‘Kushtia Killer Tanvir,’ no one dared to speak up out of fear. Consequently, neither my family nor I could file any case. After Sheikh Hasina fled the country on August 5, and the situation became normal, I filed this complaint.”
Police Statement and Previous Cases
Regarding this matter, Daulatpur Police Station OC Md. Solaiman Sheikh stated that an application for his arrest was made to the court in connection with a case at Daulatpur Police Station. The court granted the arrest application. It is worth noting that at that time, according to police information, Qudrat Ali was a drug dealer, and he was killed in a crossfire during a police anti-drug operation.
Previous Murder Case
Incidentally, on September 13, 2019, a case was filed against former Kushtia SP Tanvir Arafat for the alleged shooting death of BNP activist Sujan Malitha. On September 29, Sujan Hossain (42), the political elder brother of the deceased Sujan, filed the case at Kushtia Model Police Station. The case named a total of 15 individuals, with 10-12 unknown individuals also accused. The deceased Sujan Malitha was the son of Ismail Malitha of Takimara village in Kushtia Sadar Upazila. The plaintiff, Sujan Hossain, is the son of Abdur Razzak of Lalon Shah Road, Mill Line area, Kushtia city.
A butcher named Mizanur Rahman was brutally murdered in Benapole municipality of Jashore, as assailants slit his throat with his own knife. The incident took place around 3am on Friday (29 August) at his home in Chhoto Achra village.
Mizanur, son of Hanif Sardar, was known for slaughtering cattle and selling meat at Benapole check-post every Friday. On the night of the incident, he left home as usual to slaughter cattle, but when he did not reach his shop, his colleagues searched for him. His wife later found his body in the yard.
Police said he was killed with the knife he used for his work. The body was recovered and sent for autopsy. His family demanded immediate arrest and punishment of the killers. His brother alleged that the murder was pre-planned.
Sub-Inspector Rasheduzzaman of Benapole Port Police Station said efforts are underway to identify the culprits. Police data show that in the past three months, five bodies have been recovered in the area, including two murder and three suicide cases.
Crime and Justice
Witness Testimony Continues in Purbachal Plot Scam Cases Against Hasina, Joy, and Putul
The second day of witness testimony has concluded in three corruption cases filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over alleged fraudulent allocation of 30 kathas of land in Dhaka’s Purbachal New Town Project.
On Tuesday (August 26), Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-5, presided over by Judge Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun, recorded statements from 17 witnesses. Among them, 12 testified in the cases against Sheikh Hasina and Saima Wazed Putul, while 5 testified in the case against Sajeeb Wazed Joy.
Witnesses included Rajuk Deputy Director Mahbubur Rahman and several officials from Rajuk and the Ministry of Housing and Public Works. ACC Prosecutor Khan Md Moinul Hasan confirmed the proceedings.
The next hearing has been scheduled for September 2. Earlier, on August 11, three ACC officials who filed the cases testified.
On July 31, the court framed charges and issued arrest warrants against the accused, who remain absconding. In three separate cases, 12, 17, and 18 individuals stand accused, including Sheikh Hasina, her children, Sheikh Rehana, British MP Tulip Siddiq, and several Rajuk officials.
In Chuadanga’s Alokdia union, a long-standing land dispute led to the killing of a father and son on Tuesday (26 August). The victims were identified as Tayeb Ali (40) and his son Miraj (20).
According to police, the attack took place around 11:30 am while the two were drying jute in a field. Their relatives, Babu and Raju, attacked them with sharp weapons. Miraj died on the spot, while Tayeb Ali succumbed to his injuries on the way to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital.
Locals said the dispute over just 1.5 kathas of land had been ongoing for months, with several failed arbitration attempts.
Additional Superintendent of Police Naser Alam confirmed the incident, saying both Babu and Raju were arrested from the scene, and legal proceedings are underway.
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