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Seven killed photo journalist Aftab for money: Rab

Five of them arrested

Staff Correspondent
Veteran photojournalist Aftab Ahmed was killed by seven robbers including his chauffeur in the capital's West Rampura in late December, Rapid Action Battalion said yesterday.
The murderers entered the house, saying they wanted to pay money in advance for renting a flat in the four-storey building, of which, Aftab lived alone in a second-floor apartment.
Rab arrested five of the alleged killers in Dhaka and Gazipur on Sunday, Rab Media Wing Director Habibur Rahman told journalists at Rab headquarters in the capital.
They arrestees are Humayun Kabir, 32, driver of Aftab's car; Belal Hossain Kislu, 35, mastermind of the killing; and aides Habib Hawlader, 21, Raju Munshi, 22, and Sabuj Khan, 18, he said.
Two others, Rasel and Nizam, are on the run, the official added.
A Rab-3 team first arrested Humayun at Sayedabad, and he led them to arrest the four others.
The 79-year-old Ekushey Padak winning photojournalist was found dead at his residence on December 25 last year. His hands and legs were tied and mouth gagged.
The Rab official said that after learning about Aftab's solitary life from driver Humayun, the group planned to rob the house in mid-December. Humayun was reluctant at first but got interested when he saw some cash in Aftab's hands one day, he added.
Humayun, who took up the job in early November and lived in Rampura, told Rab that on December 24, his six accomplices arrived around 7:15pm.
Entering the flat, Kislu held Aftab's collar and asked for money and other valuables. As he shouted for help, Kislu, Humayun, Habib and Rasel strangled him, said the Rab official.
Later, they placed the body on sofa and locked the door before making off with Tk 65,000 from the wardrobe and Aftab's cell phone. Later, Humayun received Tk 10,000 from Kislu.
Aftab's daughter Afroza Ahmed, who attended the press briefing, demanded that everyone involved in killing her father be punished.
"Why did you kill my father?" she asked the murderers. "You could take all the belongings and spare him. He was old and fragile. He could die anytime."
The Rab officer said that in 2010, Habib, Humayun and Raju along with other accomplices murdered a grocer in Savar as he refused to give them money.