Four arrested over killing of univ student

Police arrested four people on Thursday over the killing of a 24-year-old university student.

The student died after a mugger stabbed him at Tejgaon on Tuesday night.

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Police said Keshob Ray Papon, who studied at Sonargaon University, was attacked as he grabbed one of the five muggers soon after they snatched his cellphone.

Police said this on Thursday, hours after Jewel (18), Jahangir alias Mutto Jahangir (35) and Nuruzzaman alias Mamun (23).

Besides, Rab arrested another Md Tuhin at Tongi, Gazipur.

Mohammad Shahidullah, deputy commissioner of Tejgaon Division of Dhaka police, told a press briefing that they had identified five snatchers from CCTV footages.

Keshob, from Taraganj in Rangpur, used to work part-time at a courier service office to support his studies, said Keshob's younger brother Sumendra Chandra Ray.

Sumendra, a construction worker, told The Daily Star that his brother came under attack near Purnima Cinema around 9pm while he was returning to his Monipuripara residence by his bicycle after work.