Dismembered body: DB contradicts RAB, describes murder as ‘love triangle’ gone wrong

Detective Branch officers say the killing of Rangpur businessman Ashraful Haque, whose dismembered body was found stuffed in two blue plastic drums near the High Court, stemmed from a “love-related dispute”, based on the account provided by the key suspect Jarezul Islam.

Their claim differs markedly from the Rapid Action Battalion’s comments earlier on Saturday. RAB had said at a press briefing that Jarezul intended to extort Tk 1 million from Ashraful by “using his girlfriend as bait”.

According to the RAB, the woman, Shamima Akhter, who was arrested earlier, told investigators the plan involved luring Ashraful to Dhaka, reports bdnews24.com.

The RAB, however, said they had “no clear idea” why the extortion plot escalated into murder and were waiting for Jarezul’s statement to confirm the motive.