Sylhet: Police arrested Saddam Hossain alias Tiger Saddam, the prime accused of journalist Fateh Osmani murder case, from Bandar Bazar area beside Hasan Market in Sylhet city on Sunday night, reports UNB.

Tipped off, a team of police conducted a drive in the area and arrested Saddam, said sub-inspector Fayez Ahmad, in-charge of Bandar Bazar Police camp.

The arrestee was wanted in four cases including for murder, the SI added.

Earlier on 18 April 2010, a gang of miscreants attacked Fateh Osmani in front of Sahi Eidgah Shah Mir Mazar in the city while he along with his friend Malek was returning to his home by a motorbike.

The attackers stabbed Fateh indiscriminately, leaving him critically injured.

Later, he succumbed to his injures at Apollo Hospital in the capital.

A case was filed with Kotwali Police Station in this connection.