Youth Killed in Clash over Control of Shrine and Donation Box in Sylhet, Two Arrested Within 72 Hours.

Naeem Ahmed, (Sylhet) Correspondent: Two accused have been arrested from Sunamganj within 72 hours in connection with the killing of a young man in a clash over control of a shrine and its donation box in Moulvibazar, Sylhet. The arrests were made by the Special Response Battalion (SRB)-9. The arrested persons are Abdus Samad (33) and Yasin Ahmed Fahim (33), residents of Sheikhpara in Silam area of Sylhet. They are accused Nos. 3 and 4 in the case. According to SRB sources, Shah Mahir Hossain (20), a resident of Sheikhpara in Silam under Moulvibazar Police Station, had a long-standing dispute with a rival group over the control of the local Shah Taib Chhailani shrine and mosque’s Waqf estate and the management of donation-box money. On October 2, at around 2:30pm, Shah Mahir went to Silam Chak Bazar to buy medicine. At that time, a group led by Fazlu Mia allegedly surrounded him and attacked him with locally made weapons, leaving him critically injured. Locals rescued him and took him to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared him dead after examination. Following the incident, the victim’s mother filed a murder case with Moulvibazar Police Station. The SRB-9 subsequently launched a shadow investigation and intelligence operation to apprehend the accused. Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of SRB-9 Headquarters Company, Sylhet, and CPC-3, Sunamganj, conducted an operation in Tegharia area and Saheb Bari Ghat under Sunamganj Sadar Police Station on October 7. The team arrested Abdus Samad and Yasin Ahmed Fahim. The arrested suspects were handed over to Moulvibazar Police Station for further legal action.