Police Arrest Liberation War Affairs Minister’s Bodyguard over Shooting Death

The police have detained a sub-inspector because of his suspected link to the shooting death of a man in Gazipur.

Kishore Kumar, a bodyguard to Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque, has been arrested in Ashulia on the outskirts of Dhaka. 

Kishore committed the murder with a government-registered pistol while off duty and must be disciplined, Minister Mozammel Haque said in a release on Friday.

On Thursday night, Md Shahid, 30, was shot dead by the Minister's bodyguard in Kutubdia village in Kaliakoir, while another 32-year-old Mohim Uddin was wounded in the attack. They were both associates of Kishore, according to the report.

“The murder is unacceptable and he is solely responsible for the act,” the minister said.

Kishore had been out of service for the last three days. "It is not permissible to commit a crime with a government-owned firearm. No-one is beyond the rules and the perpetrator will be disciplined, "he said.

The Minister thanked the police and local people for nabbing Kishore and conveyed his condolences to the family of the dead man and prayed for his soul.

Police believe an ‘extramarital affair’ between Kishore’s wife and Mohim led to the murder.

Kishore often engaged in quarrels with his wife over her suspected affair with Mohim, said Kaliakoir Police Station chief Alamgir Hossain Majumdar.

On Thursday night, Kishore called Mohim out to a chat outdoors. Mohim and his friend Shahid were waiting in an open space for Kishore to arrive. Kishore arrived on the scene at around 10 pm and opened fire on them. Mohim was injured while his friend died in a hail of bullets, said the OC.

Police rescued Mohim and took him to Enam Medical College Hospital in Savar. Shahid’s wife filed a case on Friday.