Bangladesh Police Report: Suspects in Sharif Osman Hadi Homicide Case Flee to India

Two major suspects within the homicide of Inquilab Moncho chief Sharif Osman Hadi have fled Bangladesh and are believed to be at present in India, a high Dhaka Metropolitan Police officer stated on Sunday (December 28, 2025).

Hadi, 32, was shot within the head on December 12 throughout an election marketing campaign in Dhaka. He was airlifted to Singapore for superior remedy however died of his accidents on December 18.

“The suspects, Faisal Karim Masud and Alamgir Sheikh, crossed into Meghalaya with the assistance of native associates,” Further Police Commissioner (Crime and Operations) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) S N Md Nazrul Islam informed a press convention on the DMP Media Centre.

“In response to our data, the suspects entered India by way of the Haluaghat border. After crossing, they had been initially obtained by a person named Purti. Later, a taxi driver named Sami transported them to Tura metropolis in Meghalaya,” The Day by day Star stated, quoting Islam.

He added that the police have obtained casual experiences suggesting that the 2 people who assisted the fugitives, Purti and Sami, have since been detained by authorities in India.

The DMP officer stated the Bangladesh authorities is actively working to carry the suspects again. “We’re sustaining communication with Indian authorities by each formal and casual channels to make sure their arrest and extradition,” he added.

The DMP officer didn’t, nonetheless, point out when the 2 escaped to India.

There isn’t any response by Indian officers as but to DMP’s declare in regards to the two suspects fleeing to Meghalaya, India.

Hadi, spokesperson of Inquilab Moncho, was a distinguished youth chief in the course of the July-August 2024 mass avenue protests that led to the autumn of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League authorities final 12 months.

He was additionally a parliamentary candidate for the upcoming February 12 elections.

State-run information company Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) added that Islam stated the investigation into Hadi’s homicide is “nearing completion” and “the cost sheet is predicted to be submitted inside the subsequent seven to 10 days.”

Thus far, 11 individuals have been arrested in reference to the killing, six of whom have given confessional statements earlier than the court docket beneath Part 164 of the CrPC, he added.

Police additionally stated the homicide was premeditated.

Earlier, DMP Commissioner SM Sazzat Ali whereas talking at a sit-in programme organised by Inqilab Moncho at Shahbagh on Saturday (December 27, 2025), described Hadi’s killing as a “mysterious” incident and stated there are indications that a number of people had been concerned within the crime, the BSS stated in one other report.

In response to him, the federal government has assigned all regulation enforcement businesses, together with police, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Speedy Motion Battalion (RAB), to uncover the masterminds behind the crime.

Police have additionally recovered two pistols allegedly used within the homicide, and people are at present being stored on the Legal Investigation Division (CID) for scientific examination.

The bike used within the assault has been recovered by the Detective Department (DB) police, the BSS added.

He additional revealed that a large amount of cash was spent in finishing up the homicide, and a cheque signed for Tk 218 crore has been seized in the course of the investigation.