Opurba, 22, was arrested from in front of the Old Cinema Hall in Durgapur municipal town
Police have arrested a youth on suspicion of involvement in the shooting death of journalist Lutfuzzaman Fakir alias Alif Fakir in Netrokona's Durgapur.
Opurba, 22, of Ukilpara area, was arrested from in front of the Old Cinema Hall in Durgapur municipal town a little after 12:00am on early Saturday.
Khandaker Shaker Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Durgapur Police Station, confirmed the matter to The Daily Star over the phone around 12:45am.
Police claimed Opurba was present at the scene during the killing and was carrying the bag containing the weapons. Police also said he admitted to the crime during primary interrogation.
OC Khandaker Shaker Ahmed said Opurba is the nephew of the prime suspect shooter in the journalist's murder. Information was received that the prime suspect is known as a contract for hire and the firearms he used were kept in Opurba's custody.
The police officer added that Opurba used to hide during the day to evade arrest and would come out only after midnight. Acting on a tip-off, police conducted a drive and arrested him.
The OC said Opurba was also an accused in a case filed over critically injuring journalist Alif Fakir by hacking him with sharp weapons with intent to kill at the Teribazar Ghat area on the Someshwari river in Durgapur upazila on the afternoon of November 10 last year.
On Thursday (October 15) around 8:15pm, journalist Lutfuzzaman Fakir Alif was shot dead by criminals while returning home after having tea at a stall in the Telanjia area of Durgapur upazila.
The victim's wife filed a murder case with Durgapur Police Station accusing seven to eight unidentified individuals over the killing.