Nur Hossain`s return anytime

Staff Reporter :The process to return Nur Hossain, the prime accused in the sensational Narayanganj seven-murder case started on Thursday night and he will be brought back home anytime.Earlier in the afternoon NurHossain was released from Dom Dom jail in West Bengal of India. An Indian police team along with Nur Hossain started Benapole-Petropole borders to hand over him to Bangladesh authority. Meanwhile, a special squad of Narayanganj police with arrest warrant reached the border to receive Nur Hossain.  As the government on Wednesday handed over the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) leader Anup Chetia to Indian authority after 18 years, the Indian government on Thursday started the process to send back Nur Hossain to Bangladesh. After the gruesome murder Nur Hossain crossed the border. On June 14 in 2014, the West Bengal police arrested Nur Hossain from an apartment in Kolkata. Since then he had been languishing in jail there. He was also placed before the court in several times.On Thursday, Nur Hossain was released from Dom Dom jail in West Bengal of India, according to sources. Later Nur was handed over to the law enforcers to hand over him to Bangladesh authority through Benapole-Petrapole borders. According to sources, a special police team of India West Bengal along with Nur Hossaiin already started for Benapole-Petrapole borders. When contacted Superintendent of Police of Narayanganj Khandakar Mahid Uddin on Thursday told The New Nation that a special squad of police from Narayanganj has already reached the border to receive Nur Hossain.”Our team has already reached the spot. We are eagerly waiting to receive Nur Hossain, the prime accused in seven-murder case,” he said. As the new extradition treaty between Bangladesh and India has already been signed there would be no bar to returning Nur Hossain to Bangladesh. On April 27 in 2014, Narayanganj panel mayor Nazrul Islam and his three associates and a driver were abducted from Fatullah area in the city. At the same time, senior lawyer of the Narayanganj District Judge’s Court, Chandan Kumar Sarker, and his driver were also abducted on their way to capital Dhaka.Three days into their abduction, their bodies were recovered from the Shitalakhya river on April 30 last year.Later, the two cases were filed in connection with the murders. Nazrul’s wife Selina Islam Beauty filed a case against six people, including NCC councillor Nur Hossain, while Chandan’s son-in-law Bijoy Kumar Paul filed the other case against some unknown people.Later, Shahidul Islam, Nazrul’s father-in-law, claimed that Rab officials killed Nazrul and others in exchange for Tk 6 crore from city councillor Nur Hossain, the prime accused in the murder case, and other accomplices. The three former officials of RAB-11 in Narayanganj– Lt Col Tareque Sayeed Mohammad, son-in-law of ruling Awami League leader and Relief and Disaster Management Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya, Major Arif Hossain and Navy’s Lt Commander MM Rana — were sent on forced retirement for their alleged involvement in the incident. They are now in jail. Earlier, police submitted reports on seizing property of eight fugitive accused, including Nur Hossain, in the cases before the court.The other fugitive accused are sepoy Mohiuddin Munshi, Sergeant Enamul Kabir, constable Habibur Rahman Habib, Sanaullah Sana, Manager Shahjahan, Jamal Uddin and Selim.Besides, police produced 22 charge-sheeted accused before the court amid strong security in the morning.On April 8, detectives submitted chargesheet against 35 people, including three sacked RAB officials — Lt Col Tareque Sayeed Mohammad, Major Arif Hossain and Lt Commander MM Rana — and Nur Hossain, in connection with the sensational seven murders.Of them, 22 were arrested while 13, including prime accused Nur Hossain, remained absconding since the murders.According to the Interpol website, the red warrant was issued against Nur for his alleged involvement with six crimes, including murder, hiding evidence of the crime, kidnapping persons with intent to wrongful confinement, wrongful restraint, impersonating a public servant and group involvement in crime.