Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Saikat was apprehended in connection with a murder case on Saturday, three days after Rumpa was found dead on a Dhaka street. He will be produced in a Dhaka court on Sunday, according to police.

"We will be seeking seven days to question Saikat in custody," said Deputy Commissioner Rajib Al Masud of the DMP's Detective Branch.

Rumpa's body was found on a street in the capital's Siddheswari on Dec 4. A case of murder was started by Ramna Police Station's Sub-Inspector Abul Khair on the same day against unidentified suspects owing to the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death.

The authorities only identified the body as Rumpa's a day later when it was revealed that she was the daughter of Rokon Uddin, a police in...