A court on Wednesday sent Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) ward-10 councillor Maruf Ahmed Monsur to jail in the case lodged over the murder of Awami League leader Jahidul Islam Tipu and college student Samia Afrin Prity in the capital's Shahjahanpur area.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Farah Diba Chanda passed the order, as the accused surrendered before the court and pleaded for bail. After hearing his plea, the court scrapped his bail petition and sent him to jail.
The court on July 20 issued an arrest warrant against him.
Detective Branch (DB) of police on June 5 filed a charge sheet against 33 accused including fugitive top terrors Jisan and Freedom Manik, in the case.
The other accused in the case include- Counsellor of ward-10 of Dhaka South City Corporation Maruf Ahmed Monsur, Dhaka South city unit Awami League organizing secretary Ashraf Talukder, Khairul Islam, Juber Alam Khan Robin, Sohel Shahriar, Maruf Reza Sagar, Kamruzzaman Bablu, Kailla Palash, Aminul, Sohel, Sumon Shikder Musa, Soikat, Shikder Akash, Imran Hossain Jitu, Molla Shamim, Rakib, BD Babu, Omar Faruk, Killer Nasir, Rifat, Ishtiak Hossain Jitu, Mahbubur Rahman Titu, Hafiz, Masum, Rana Molla and Nasiruddin Manik.
Of the 33 accused, 25 have been arrested so far and are now behind bars.
Tipu, former general secretary of Motijheel thana Awami League, was on his microbus destined for his Khilgaon home on the night of March 24. 2022. He was shot dead by a masked assailant in the capital's Shahjahanpur area as his vehicle got stuck in traffic.
Rickshaw passenger Samia Afran Prity also got shot by stray bullets and died on the spot. Tipu's driver Munna got shot in his hand in the incident.
Tipu's wife Farhana Islam Dolly filed a murder case with Shahjahanpur Police station.
