Guwahati: Barpeta Police on Wednesday arrested eight people in connection with the brutal murder Rubul Hoque Choudhary in Barpeta district of Assam.
The arrestees have been identified as Zakil Ali aka Darog Ali, Saiful Islam, Injamul Khan, Amirul Islam, Badsha Fakir, Faridul Islam, Lal Mamud Khan and Joinal Miya. All of the them is the resident of Bandali Reserve village of the district under Tarabari police station.
Notably, the 22-year-old along with his sister and one of his friends went to the banks of the Brahmaputra near Bandali Reserve village on Saturday, where a group of miscreants caught them and demanded money.
According to reports, Choudhary was allegedly assaulted and murdered by miscreants after he failed to pay the demanded sum and the body was thrown into the river.
However, the body of the victim was found from the river at Bahari Parghat on Tuesday after a search operation extended with the help of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF).
The victim’s body was found from the river at Bahari Parghat on Tuesday during a search operation with the help of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF).
Meanwhile, a case has been registered under Sections 120(B), 325, 385 and 302 of Indian Penal Code at Tarabari police station.
It needs to be mentioned that the accused persons were produced before the Barpeta court and have been remanded in police custody for seven days.
Following the incident, a heated situation erupted, with locals demanding harsh punishment for the culprits.
8 persons involved in the murder of Rubul Hoque Choudhury(22) were arrested on 16.04.22.The body of the victim thrown into the Brahmaputra river was recovered by a team of SDRF after 2 days of search on 18.04.22
Tarabari PS Case No-34/2022@DGPAssamPolice @gpsinghips @assampolice pic.twitter.com/h93EXf7y1o— Barpeta Police (@Barpeta_Police) April 20, 2022