Murder accused dies ‘jumping off’ Rab car, cops say

A man accused of abduction and murder of a woman died this morning after allegedly jumping off a vehicle of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) after his arrest in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur, police say.

The incident took place around 5:00am at Beraiderchala area of Sreepur on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway.

The deceased, Russel, 20, is an accused in a case filed with Sreepur Police Station over the abduction and murder of a woman, Helalul Islam, officer-in-charge of Maona Highway Police Station, told our Gazipur correspondent.

He was detained by Rab officials early today and was being taken to Rab office in Gazipur when he tried to escape by jumping off the vehicle and died on the spot, the OC also said.

The body of the deceased was sent to Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy.