RAB-7 Arrest Fugitive Sentenced to Life Sentence in 17-Year-Old Murder and Robbery Case.

Jahangir Alam, Staff Reporter. ​RAB-7 (Chattogram) has arrested Shahidul Islam, alias Masud, alias Masum (45), a fugitive sentenced to life imprisonment in a sensational murder and robbery case filed in Chaddagram, Cumilla. He was arrested on Saturday morning (August 1) from the Silonia Matha area under Daganbhuiyan Police Station in Feni district. ​The arrestee, Shahidul Islam, is the son of the late Fazlul Haq of South Charchandia village under Sonagazi Police Station in Feni district. ​According to RAB-7 sources, a murder and robbery case was filed with Chauddagram Police Station in Cumilla on May 16, 2009 (Case No. 23, under Sections 302/396/34 of the Penal Code). The court found Shahidul Islam guilty and sentenced him to life rigorous imprisonment alongside a fine of BDT 50,000, failing which he would have to serve an additional six months of simple imprisonment. ​Shahidul had been in hiding to evade arrest ever since the court pronounced the verdict. Recently, an intelligence team from RAB received a tip-off indicating that the fugitive was staying in the Daganbhuiyan area of Feni. ​Based on the information, a smart operational team of RAB-7 conducted a drive at around 9:15 AM on August 1 in the Silonia Matha area of Daganbhuiyan and successfully apprehended the convict against whom an arrest warrant had been issued. ​RAB informed that the arrested accused has been handed over to Feni's Sonagazi Police Station for further legal action.