Murder in Mitford: Police Identify and Arrest Suspects in Brutal Killing
Two days after businessman Chand Mia, also known as Sohag, was brutally murdered in broad daylight inside the compound of Sir Salimullah Medical College and Mitford Hospital in Old Dhaka, police have identified all suspects involved in the incident. The attack, caught on CCTV and widely circulated on social media, prompted swift action from law enforcement. On July 11, the victim’s family filed a case, following which arrests began.
Confirming the development on Friday evening, Muhammad Talebur Rahman, Deputy Commissioner of the Media and Public Relations Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), said that law enforcement officers have already arrested two of the accused named in the First Information Report (FIR).
The arrested individuals are Mahmudul Hasan Mohin (41) and Tarek Rahman Robin (22). A foreign pistol was recovered from Tarek. Meanwhile, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained two more suspects, although their names have not yet been disclosed in police statements.
In response to the public outcry over the brutal nature of the killing, the Jubo Dal permanently expelled two of its leaders, Razzab Ali Pinto and Sabah Karim Laki, for their alleged involvement in the incident.
The viral CCTV footage showed Sohag being beaten and hacked to death, before his lifeless body was dragged out of the hospital premises into public view, where the savagery continued in front of hundreds of onlookers.
Mohammad Yasin Shikdar, Officer-in-Charge of DMP’s Kotwali Police Station, stated, “So far, we have arrested Mohin and Tarek. Others involved have been identified, and operations are ongoing to apprehend them.”
According to the DMP, Sohag was murdered on July 9 in the afternoon on the paved road in front of Gate No. 3 of Mitford Hospital. On July 11, his elder sister filed a murder case at Kotwali Police Station. Authorities have collected CCTV footage from the scene as part of their investigation.
Even before the case was officially filed, graphic footage of the violence went viral on social media, sparking outrage across various university campuses and reigniting concerns over public safety and political violence in the country.
