Narayanganj: A Narayanganj court on Saturday placed Abul Bashar, a local Awami League leader and aide of Nur Hossain, the prime accused in the seven-murder cases, on seven-day police custody in connection with the multiple killings.

Besides, Raham Ali, another associate of Nur Hossain, confessed his involvement in the grisly killings.

Narayanganj Senior Judicial Magistrate KM Mohiuddin sent Abul Bashar to police custody after police produced him before the court seeking a 10-day remand. The court granted 7 days for quizzing Bashar.

The same court recorded the confessional statement of Rahman Ali.

On Friday noon, detectives arrested Abul Bashar from Dakkhin Golakanda area in Rupganj upazila of the district while Raham was arrested from Devpur Bazar area in Burichang upazila of Comilla on Monday last.

On 27 April last year, Narayanganj panel mayor Nazrul Islam, his three associates and driver were abducted by miscreants from Fatullah area of the city. At the same time, senior lawyer Chandan Kumar Sarker and his driver were also abducted on their way to capital Dhaka.

Three days into their abduction, the bodies of six people, including that of Nazrul and Chandan Kumar, were recovered from the Shitalakhya River on 30 April. The body of Jahangir, car driver of Nazrul Islam, was recovered from the river the following day.