Rajshahi: Manirul Islam, who was arrested as a possible suspect involved with the killing of Rajshahi University student Motaleb Hossain Lipu, was sent to police custody to be quizzed for four-days.

Rajshahi Metropolitan Magistrate court on Wednesday delivered the order after RU student Manirul Islam, also a roommate of Lipu, was placed before it.

Motihar Police Station officer-in-charge Ashok Chouhan sought seven days for interrogation but the magistrate Moksheda Azgarh granted only four days.

On Sunday, a court sent Manirul Islam to jail in connection with the case.

The body of Lipu, 22, a 2nd year student of Mass Communication and Journalism Department of the university and son of Badaruddin of Mukimpur village in Harinakundu upazila of Jhenidah district, was found in a drain of Nabab Abdul Latif Hall on the campus on October 20.

The body bore several injury marks on its back and head. Victim’s uncle Bashir Mollah filed a case with Motihar Police Station against unnamed people in this connection.