Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Sixteen hours after the brutal murder of Jagannath University (JnU) student Zobayed Hossain, police are yet to detain the prime suspect or record a case as of 10 am on Monday, sparking outrage among fellow students and others.

Police have so far detained and interrogated the victim's tuition student, Bargis Shabnam Barsha, in connection with the incident.

Rafiqul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Bangshal Police Station, shared updates with reporters at his office on Monday morning.

Citing Barsha's statement, the OC said there had been a romantic relationship between Barsha and prime suspect Mahir Rahman, who grew up as neighbours in Armanitola.

Mahir is a first-year student at Burhanuddin College, while Barsha is a s...