NARAYANGANJ: RAB-12 former commander Major Arif Hossain, also one of the main accused in Nrayanganj seven-killing case, gave confessional statement before a district court under section 164.

Senior Judicial Magistrate KM Mohiuddin recorded the statement at 12:30pm on Wednesday amid tight security but details are yet to disclose.

A competent source of Narayanganj district police and lawyer’s association general secretary Advocate Jakir Hossain confirmed the matter to banglanews.

On April 27, Narayanganj panel mayor Nazrul Islam, his three associates, driver, senior lawyer of the Narayanganj District Judge’s Court, Chandan Kumar Sarker, and his driver were abducted from Narayanganj city.

Three days after their abduction, the bodies of six people, including Nazrul and Chandan, were recovered from the Shitalakhya River on April 30. 

Besides, the body of Jahangir, the car driver of Nazrul Islam, was recovered from the Shitalakhya on May 1.

BDST: 1505 HRS, JUN 04, 2014