DHAKA, Sept 13, 2023 (BSS) - A Dhaka Court today granted bail to Dhaka South

City Corporation (DSCC) Ward-10 Councilor Maruf Ahmed Monsur in a case lodged
over the murder of Awami League (AL) leader Jahidul Islam Tipu and college
student Samia Afrin Preeti in the capital's Shahjahanpur area in 2022.

Additional Public Prosecutor Taposh Kumar Paul confirmed the matter to BSS
saying that Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge M. Asaduzzaman granted him a
bail till October 12 following a short hearing this morning.

Earlier on July 20, an arrest warrant was issued against Monsur.

He surrendered before the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Farah Diba
Chanda and pleaded for bail on August 16. However, the court scrapped his
bail petition and sent him to jail.

Inspector of the Detective Branch (DB) of police and Investigation Officer
(IO) of the case Yeasin Shikder filed the charge-sheet against 33 accused
including fugitive top terror Jisan and Freedom Manik on June 5.

Of the 33 accused, 24 have been arrested, so far, and are now behind the
bars.

Tipu, who was on his microbus destined for his home, was shot dead by a
masked assailant group in the capital's Shahjahanpur area at the night of
March 24, 2022.

College student Samia Afran Preeti was also killed in the incident at that
time.

Tipu's wife Farhana Islam Dolly filed the case with Shahjahanpur Police
Station on the next day in this connection.