Anas posted on FB about Apratim hours before his arrest

Shahria Anas had made a Facebook post about schoolboy Apratim several hours before he was detained in connection with the boy’s murder in Cumilla. In the post, Anas also recalled his introduction to the boy and their conversations.

Police have detained four people, including Anas, in connection with Apratim's murder. On Saturday (September 19) afternoon, Apratim's body was recovered from an isolated forest in the Lalmai hills in Sananda village under Bijoypur Union of Cumilla Sadar Dakshin upazila.

Before his detention, Anas shared a photo card on Facebook reporting Apratim's death. He expressed grief over the boy’s death and offered condolences to his family. In the same post, he also recalled conversations he had had with the seventh grader. 
Anas wrote, “Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un. Expensive possessions can pose a threat to children’s lives. May Allah grant his parents the strength to bear this loss. Sometimes the boy would message me and say, ‘Brother, where are you? I want to take a few pictures.’ Thinking about those moments now makes me feel really sad.”

Earlier, on Friday afternoon, Apratim had left his rented home in the Kotbari area, taking his mother’s iPhone and telling her that he was going out with friends to take pictures. He never returned home. Later, his father filed a general diary (GD) with Cumilla Sadar Dakshin Police Station.

Police said Apratim's mobile phone location was tracked around the Gandhamati area until 6:15pm on Friday. No further location data was available after that.

After Apratim went missing, police reviewed CCTV footage from the area around Cumilla University, including its main gate. The footage showed a young man named Tuhin accompanying Apratim. Police later detained Tuhin and questioned him.

According to police, Anas was detained based on information obtained during Tuhin’s interrogation. Two more people, including Fahim Ahmed, were subsequently detained.