DMP Commissioner SM Sazzat Ali spoke at a press briefing held at the DMP Media Centre this afternoon. Photo: DMP

DHAKA, May 27, 2025 (BSS): The Detective Branch (DB) of police has unearthed the mystery in the murder of Dhaka University (DU) student Shahriar Alam Shammo with capturing eight more suspects from Dhaka, Cox's Bazar and Munshiganj districts in the last few days. 
 
The arrested are - Md. Rabbi alias Kabutar Rabbi (25), Mehedi Hasan (25), Nahid Hasan Papel (21), Md. Ripon (20), Md. Sohag (33), Md. Robin (18), Md. Hridoy Islam (24) and Sujan Sarkar (27).

According to the information extracted from the arrestees, two switchgear knives used in the incident were seized. 

DMP Commissioner SM Sazzat Ali revealed the information in a press briefing held at the DMP Media Centre this afternoon. 
  
Shammo (25), a student of the 2018-19 academic session at the Institute of Education and Research, Dhaka University, and Literary and Publication Secretary of Chhatra Dal's Sir AF Rahman Hall unit, was stabbed to death near Suhrawardy Udyan by a group of 10-12 unidentified individuals on May 13.

The victim's brother, Shariful Islam, filed a murder case with Shahbagh Police Station on May 14.

Five suspects had already been arrested earlier in connection with the case.

With the latest arrest, the number of detainees stands at 13. 
 
The DB's operation to arrest others involved in the incident is continuing.

One of them, Ripon, confessed to his involvement in the murder before the court.

The other four detained suspects are Sohag, Hridoy Islam, Robin, and Sujon Sarker.