Printed On: Sep 7, 2026 || Published On: Sep 7, 2026
SI Altaf Hossain Murder in Savar: 8 Accused Arrested in RAB Operation
Md: Asif Chowdhury, Special Correspondent:
In the incident of the murder of Sub-Inspector (SI) Altaf Hossain (58) of the Special Branch of Police in Aminbazar, Savar, Dhaka, RAB has arrested eight accused named in the FIR. Among them, four were arrested by RAB-10 from Munshiganj Sadar and another four by RAB-4 from the Aminbazar area.
RAB stated that between approximately 8:30 PM and 11 PM on September 5, an incident of assault on the garage owner occurred in the Bordehi area of Aminbazar, Savar, centering around parking an auto-rickshaw. When SI Altaf Hossain and his son Ariful protested, they had an argument with the assailants.
As the situation escalated, SI Altaf Hossain identified himself as a police officer. At one point, to save himself from the assailants, he ran to take shelter in his son's garment factory. However, the assailants followed him there, bringing 15 to 20 more accomplices, and broke down the factory gate to enter.
According to RAB, the assailants assaulted SI Altaf Hossain and his son Ariful with local weapons and sticks. During this time, machines and furniture in the factory were also vandalised. In a severely injured condition, locals rescued them and took them to the Shaheed Sohrawardy Medical College Hospital in Dhaka, where the on-duty doctor declared SI Altaf Hossain dead.
In this incident, the deceased's wife filed a murder case at Savar Model Police Station, naming 15 individuals and including several unnamed others as accused.
RAB stated that surveillance was intensified to arrest those involved in the murder. In this context, a team from RAB-10 conducted an operation around 7:30 PM on September 6 in the launch ghat area of Munshiganj Sadar Police Station and arrested four accused named in the FIR.
The arrested individuals are—Alaudin (26), son of Mozammel; Apan (30) and Jihad (20), both sons of Shamsul; and Imran (26), son of deceased Nazrul. All of them reside in the Aminbazar area of Savar. RAB has reported that the arrested Apan is an accused in three drug cases at Savar Police Station.
On the other hand, based on information technology assistance and secret intelligence, a team from RAB-4 conducted an operation in the Aminbazar area of Savar Police Station and arrested another four accused named in the same case.
They are—Nur Mohammad Rudra (24), son of deceased Abdul Jalil; Md. Rakib Mia (28), son of Md. Bazlu Sheikh; Chabbir Ahmed (24), son of deceased Halim Mia; and Md. Wasim (40), son of Md. Jinnat Ali.
RAB informed reporters on Monday afternoon that the process of handing over the arrested individuals to the relevant police station is underway.
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