Dhaka, Feb 23 – Police recovered two firearms and six bullets from the house of former Jatiya Party MP Dr Abdul Kader Khan, who was arrested for his suspected involvement in the killing of Gaibandha-1 MP Manjurul Islam Liton, early Thursday.Acting on his information, a police team, led by Additional Deputy Inspector General (ADIG) of Rangpur Range Ahmed Bashir, conducted a raid on his house at Pashchim Chhaparhati village in Sundarganj upazila of Gaibandha around 1.30am and dug out one pistol, one magazine and six bullets from beneath his home, said Superintendent of Police Ashraful Islam.
It is believed that the recovered arms were used in the MP Liton killing mission, the SP said.
Detectives arrested Dr Abdul Kader Khan, former Jatiya Party MP from Gaibandha-1, from his residence at Rahman Nagar Ziladarpara in Bogra district town on Tuesday.
Earlier, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Rangpur Range Khandaker Golam Faruk on Wednesday claimed that former Jatiya Party MP Dr Abdul Kader Khan was the mastermind of the murder of Gaibandha-1 MP Manjurul Islam Liton.
Liton was shot at point blank range by miscreants at his village home at Masterpara in Bamandanga union of Sundarganj upazila, Gaibandha, on December 31.
He was admitted to Rangpur Medical College Hospital where doctors declared him dead. – UNB
