, Nov. 12 -- The murder of Tarik Saif Mamun in Old Dhaka was the result of a long-standing feud between underworld rivals Imon and Mamun, said DB chief and Additional Commissioner of DMP Mohammad Shafiqul Islam on Wednesday.

Detectives arrested five people including two shooters over the killing of Mamun in broad daylight in Old Dhaka on Monday, he said at a press briefing at the DMP Media Centre.

"During interrogation, the arrestees revealed that Rony, a former grocery shop owner from Kafrul who later turned into a top criminal and an associate of Imon, planned the killing spending Tk 2 lakh," he added.

The arrestees are shooters Faruk and Robin, Yusuf, Rubel, and Shamim.

"Faruk and Robin were professional shooters directly involved ...