Court Correspondent

An accused, who was arrested for killing Tejgaon businessman Tobarak Hossain, refused to give confessional statement after he was produced before a magistrate yesterday.

Investigation officer Syed Iftekhar Hossain, an inspector of Detective Branch (DB) of Police, produced Sohel Pradhan at around 2pm at the chamber of Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Jasim for recording his statement.

But Sohel refused to give statement before the magistrate. Following the incident, he was sent to Keraniganj Central Jail, court sources said.

In yesterday’s forwarding report, the investigation officer said Sohel, while on remand, admitted his guilt and said he would confess to the killing.

On December 29, two accused -- Imon Hossain and Golam Rabbi -- gave confessional statements to two separate magistrates, where they said they along with others killed Tobarak to loot valuables.

Seventy-year-old businessman Tobarak Hossain was killed in his Tejgaon flat on December 25.

Five accused in the case were arrested on Saturday.