Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- Police say they have now confirmed that Faisal Karim, the prime suspect in the killing of Inqilab Moncho leader Sharif Osman Hadi, is no longer in the country.

At a media briefing on Sunday, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Additional Commissioner SN Md Nazrul Islam said investigators had established that Faisal fled to India's Meghalaya state. He added that police in Meghalaya have arrested two people suspected of helping Faisal escape after the shooting.

Police had earlier said they suspected Faisal had left Bangladesh, but his whereabouts could not be confirmed at the time.

Eleven people have so far been arrested in connection with the case, including Faisal's parents, his wife, brother-in-law and a woman described ...