Risha's suspected killer Obaidul held in Nilphamari

The alleged killer of Suraiya Akter Risha, a student of Willes Little Flower School of the capital city Dhaka, was arrested this morning from Nilphamari.

A special team of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) with support from the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and local police arrested the 28-year-old alleged killer, DMP deputy commissioner for media Masudur Rahman told BSS. 

The stalker was on the run after stabbing the eighth grader in front her school in the capital's Kakrail area on August 24. Risha succumbed to her fatal injuries at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) four days after the brutal attack.

Obaidul hailing from Miratongi village under Mohonpur Union of Beerganj police station in Dinajpur district was a cutting master of a tailoring shop in the capital city.

Risha's killing led to street agitation by the students and guardians of Willes Little Flower School and College in the last few days.

Risha's mother Tania Hossain already filed a case against Obaidul under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act with Ramna Police Station.

Office-in-Charge (OC) of Ramna police station M Moshiur Rahman told BSS that Obaidul would be taken to Dhaka soon for interrogation.

Source: BSS