Police detain four suspects over Italian national Cesare Tavella's murder

Police on Monday claimed a major breakthrough over the Sep 28 murder of Italian aid worker Cesare Tavella, saying they have detained some of those involved in the killing.

Staff Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 26 Oct 2015, 04:09 AM
Updated : 26 Oct 2015, 05:50 AM

Four suspects have been detained over the murder, including three 'who were involved in the killing', Detective Branch Joint Commissioner Monirul Islam told bdnews24.com.

He said they have managed to track down the motorcycle used by assailants to escape from the spot after Tavella's murder at the capital’s diplomatic zone Gulshan.  “The motorbike has been confiscated.”
 

The four detained are Minhajul Abedin Russel aka Vagne Rusel, Tamjid Ahmed Rubel aka Shooter Rubel, Russel Chowdhury aka Chakti Russel and Shakhawat Hossain alias Sharif.
They were nabbed from different parts of Dhaka on Sunday, Islam said.
Details will be provided later on Monday at media conference, he added.
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