Guwhathi, June 13: In a major development in BJP leader Jonali Nath’s death case, the Crime Investigation Department (CID) Assam on Monday said that the accused, Hasanur Islam, and the victim was in an illicit relationship for the past two years.

While addressing a press conference in Guwahathi, DIG Assam CID Debraj Upadhyaya said, that the accused has confessed that he killed Jonali Nath and dumped her body on the National Highway on Sunday night. He said that the victim had an illicit relationship with the accused for the past two years and was supposed to get married to another woman. The victim had expressed her wiliness to meet the accused once. Accordingly, he visited her and they met inside a car. Soon a heated argument started between the two, following which the accused beat her roughly on the neck, then grabbed her with his bare hands and strangled her to death. Also, this has been confirmed by the forensic doctors.

Following this, he noticed that Jonali was bleeding and fell unconscious, the accused dumped her body nearby a national highway, confirmed CID official.

Also, it has come to the fore that before the accused committed the crime, the defendant had contacted the officer in charge of the regional police station and informed him that he wanted to stay away from the woman.

Although, it was only accused Hasanur Islam who was involved in the murder case however, the CID is still investigating the case.

Earlier on Tuesday, Hasanur Islam, owner of a cloth shop in Matia Bazar area in Goalpara district was arrested in connection with the case.

On Monday, body of the BJP leader Jonali Nath, was recovered from National Highway No 17 near Shalpara, Krishnai.