Farabi to be grilled again by DB

Detectives will once again interrogate Shafiur Rahman Farabi, the lone arrested accused in free-thinker Avijit Roy murder case, following a confessional statement of Mannan Rahi, an accused in Ananta Bijoy killing case.

Rahi told a Sylhet Court on September 2 that he communicated several times with Farabi through e-mails before the murder of Avijit, said police. 

DB inspector Fazlur Rahman, investigation officer of Avijit murder case, yesterday produced Farabi before a Dhaka Court that granted a two-day remand for him.

Farabi is needed to be interrogated as Mannan had admitted his email communication with him about the bloggers, said Mashrukure Rahman, DB deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.

Bangladesh-born US citizen Avijit was hacked to death on Dhaka University campus on February 26 this year while returning from Ekushey book fair.

On March 2, Farabi was arrested in connection with the murder and sent to jail after a 10-day remand.