Lawyer Saiful Murder: Prime accused Chandan arrested from Bhairab

One of the prime accused in the case filed over the murder of lawyer Saiful Islam Alif was arrested early Thursday.

Accused Chandan, 35, was arrested from Bhairab Junction Railway Station in Kishoreganj by a joint team from Bhairab and Chattogram Kotwali police, said Md Shahin, officer-in-charge (OC) of Bhairab Police Station.

Video footage revealed Chandan, wearing a helmet, an orange T-shirt, and black pants, attacking Saiful Islam multiple times with a machete during the altercation on Chattogram court premises. Following the murder, Chandan went into hiding, the OC said.

Abdul Karim, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station, said that the accused will be taken to Chattogram and produced before the concerned court soon.

On 26 November, the clashes broke out after the bail hearing of former ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, also spokesperson of the Sammilito Sanatoni Jagoron Jote, in a sedition case. The violence resulted in the murder of lawyer Saiful Islam, who was beaten and hacked to death outside the court premises.

Following the incident, Saiful's father, Jamal Uddin, filed a murder case against 31 named individuals.

Additionally, his brother lodged another case accusing 115 individuals.