Online Desk: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Thursday arrested two fugitive convicts who had been on run since their conviction in Faridpur UP chairman Malay Bose’s murder case in 2012.

The arrested are Moniruzzaman Sheikh, 43, Sattar Molla, 37, both were residents of Faridpur. They were sentenced to death and life in jail in the case respectively.

RAB-10 Company Commander Lt KM Shaikh Akter said acting on a tipp-off, a team of the elite force conducted drives in Narayanganj’s Rupganj and Siddhirganj upazilas reas on Thursday night and arrested the duo.

According to the case statement, Moniruzzaman and Sattar, along with 20-25 others, had a dispute with Atghar Union Parishad Chairman Malay Bose over UP elections. On February 7, 2012, Moniruzzaman and Sattar premeditatedly killed Bose while he was going to the Union Parishad on his motorcycle and fled from the scene.

Babita Bose, the victim’s wife, filed a murder case with Faridpur Kotwali Police Station. Later, Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal- 4 sentenced 9 accused to death and 12 others to life term imprisonment.