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10 mnths after disappearance, constable's skeletal remains found in Sivasagar, 4 held
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Dibrugarh: Skeletal remains of a 51-year-old constable missing for 10 months were found in a pit behind the house of one of the four murder accused in a village in Assam's Sivasagar district Saturday, prompting police to arrest his second wife, her two sons from her previous marriage, and an accomplice.
The victim, Rabirul Hussain, was allegedly drugged with sleeping pills by his second wife, Baby Begum (47), and her two sons — Idul (22) and Mahfuz (19) — before being smothered and hacked to death. His body was then buried behind the house of Mukib Ali, a dumper driver, in Rohdoi Ali village, police said.
Hussain, posted in Mankachar, had travelled to his native village of Habigaon in Sivasagar for Eid in July 2024. He was last seen alive on July 27, the day he was scheduled to return to duty.
Although Baby Begum filed a missing person report, the case took a new turn when Hussain's first wife approached Charaideo police a month and a half later, suspecting foul play.
"The case had hit a dead end until the fresh complaint from his first wife prompted a re-investigation. We started from scratch using technical surveillance and human intelligence," said Charaideo SP Surjeet Singh Panesar.
Following the murder, Mukib fled to Chennai.
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But his luck ran out when a team led by DSP Aryan Nath tracked him down and arrested him in Sriperumbudur. During interrogation, Mukib confessed to the crime and led investigators to the burial site. "DNA profiling of the remains will be carried out," said SP Panesar.
Subsequently, police arrested Baby Begum, Idul, and Mahfuz.
"The constable had taken a bank loan and even bought a car in Baby's name. However, he was also supporting his first wife. The motive appears to be financial — to prevent him from continuing to spend money on his first wife. This is the preliminary motive we've gathered," the SP added.
Police are proceeding with charges of murder and criminal conspiracy against all four accused.