Police arrested singer Arefin Rumi and his brother Yeasin Rony from their Mohammadpur residence on Saturday morning in a case filed by his wife. Talking to The Independent, Mohammad-pur Thana OC Inspector Azizul Haq confirmed the arrest. Earlier on Friday night, Rumi’s wife Ananya filed a case with the thana bringing repression allegations against her husband. “Rumi recently beat his wife severely,” said the case statement. to the case statement, Rumi physically tortured Ananya for a dowry of Tk 20, lakh even after two years of their marriage. Sub Inspector Aminul Islam, Investigation Officer of the case told The Independent that on October 24 last year, Rumi married an America repatriate and from then on began torturing Ananya even more. Rumi lived on the third floor along with his second wife, mother and family members while his first wife lived on the second floor of the same building located at Katashur area in the capital. Rumi did not pay for the expenses of his first wife. Ananya alleged that recently Rumi along with his brother Rony and mother Nasima Akter severely beat her up.
Leaving their residence in a seriously injured state she filed a case against Rumi, his brother and mother.
Although produced before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrates Court on Saturday, the police very mysteriously avoided remand.
However, his bail petition has been denied and he has been sent to jail. SI Aminul Islam said” There is no need to seek remand prayer in all cases” claiming that out of the three accused, two have already been arrested. We are very hopeful that the absconding accused will be arrested anytime, he added.
-With The Independent input
