DHAKA, Nov 7, 2024 (BSS) - A team of Chattagram CID has arrested the main accused of the sensational Bohaddarhat Guylzar Hotel murder case from city's Khulshi area yesterday.

Based on secret information, the CID team raided the Khulshi area and arrested Md Forhad Hossain. The team earlier raided different areas of Chattogram city and his paternal house in Bhola to nab him but failed. 

The arrested persons during primary interrogation confessed his involvement in the killing, CID police added.

Police said the arrested person Forhad rented a room at Bohaddarhat Gulzar Hotel along with Bibi Kulsum, in the guise of husband and wife on October 19 for one day. As the check-out time was over, the hotel staff went to the room and saw that the door of the room was locked from outside. Then they broke open the door of the room and found the body of Kulsum lying inside the bathroom. Her legs and hands were tied with rope and neck was tied with her scarf. 

The hotel authority later, informed the incident to police and a crime scene team of CID police rushed to the spot and started shadow investigation into the case. After confirming the identity of the victim, they sent the body to the morgue of Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) for autopsy.

Md Abdus Sattar, father of Kulsum, later filed a case with Chandgaon Thana in this connection.