A Dhaka court yesterday placed Zakir Hossain Johny, an accused in Thursday's triple murder in the capital's Moghbazar, on a five-day remand.

The order came after the investigators had produced him before the court seeking a 10-day remand, said court sources.

Detective Branch of police arrested Johny, 25, at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Saturday. He is the 15th accused in the murder case filed with Ramna Police Station.

The case was handed over to DB yesterday, said Mashiur Rahman, officer-in-charge of the station.

Kala Chan, brother of one of the victims Ranu Akter Brishti, filed the case against 15 named and five to six unnamed people on Friday night.

On Thursday night, a group of 20-21 criminals stormed the house of Ranu at Sonalibagh in Moghbazar and shot her and two youths, Billal and Munna, dead and injured Ranu's brother Hridoy.

During primary quizzing, Johny admitted that he was involved in the killing mission and he had a close relation with prime accused Shah Alam alias Kailya Babu, said DB sources. Police are yet to arrest Kailya.

Two more accused, Faruk Shamim Hossain, 32, and Sohel Khan, 28, were placed on a five-day remand each on Saturday.

During primary interrogation, they said rows over land grabbing and extortion had led to the murders, said Krishna Pada Roy, deputy commissioner of DB (south).

They also confessed to their direct involvement in the murders and their close connection with Kailya, police said.