Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a fugitive convict in a murder case from Hathazari upazila of Chattogram district on Thursday.
The arrestee is Laili, 25, wife of Nazrul Islam of Bir Kamatkhali area of Nandail upazila in Mymensingh.
Nurul Abshar, senior assistant director of RAB-7, said on Friday, that acting on a tip-off, the elite force conducted a special drive in the area and nabbed Laili.
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According to RAB, a gang of 10 to 12 members went to rob a house in Sadar upazila of Kishoreganj in 2015. After looting a large amount of money and gold ornaments, they killed the owner of the house and tried to hide the body.
Later, a case was filed at Kishoreganj police station in this regard.
However, police managed to arrest some of the robbers, but one of the accused in the case, Laili, remained absconding for 7 years.
The arrestee will be handed over to the concerned police station, Rab official added.