Police have arrested a suspect in the murder of the Hindu ashram inmate in Pabna.
Published : 12 Jun 2016, 12:29 AM
Police said Ariful Islam, 30, was arrested at Char Ghoshpur in Pabna town around 11pm on Saturday.
Pabna Sadar Police Station OC Abdullah Al Hasan said Ariful is the imam of Isar Shilpi Mosque in the area.
He also said the suspect was involved with Jamaat-e-Islami’s student front Islami Chhatra Shibir.
Nityaranjan Pandey, 60, was hacked to death in front of Pabna Mental Hospital near Thakur Anukul Chandra Satsanga Paramtirtha Hemayetpurdham ashram on Friday morning.
Middle-East-based radical group Islamic State has reportedly claimed credit for the killing.