Assam Police on Saturday arrested another suspect in the murder case of BJP leader Jonali Nath.
The arrested accused has been identified as one Ajibur Rahman,
Rahman was apprehended from Matia in Goalpara district.
According to sources, the prime accused in the case, Hasnur Islam, confessed to Rahman’s involvement in the murder during interrogation, following which the latter was arrested.
The BJP leader was murdered by the duo in a pre-planned conspiracy.
Hasnur, who owns a cloth shop in Goalpara, was arrested earlier this week from Matia Bazar.
Earlier this week, the lifeless body of Jonali Nath was recovered from National Highway No 17 near Shalpara, Krishnai.
Nath was the BJP’s District Secretary for Goalpara. She was a resident of Matia.
At the time of the incident, sources informed that miscreants had murdered and discarded her body on the national highway before fleeing the spot. The body was spotted by locals on Sunday night following which they informed authorities.
Several injury marks were found on her body, indicating that she was savagely assaulted before her demise. Reportedly, Nath was last seen by locals at a market in the afternoon hours of the ill-fated day.
