Seven arrested by RAB, firearms recoveredRapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested seven persons and recovered four firearms in separate drives from Savar, Jessore and Khulna on Tuesday night, RAB sources said, reports BSS. In Savar, a team of RAB-4 arrested Osman Gani, a notorious terrorist of the area, and took him to Rustam Brickfield in Bhakurta union of the upazila to retrieve illegal firearms.
| "You're gonna kill me, ain't ya?" "Not today, the crossfire review board is still meeting" |
According to RAB, Gani's accomplices opened fire on them when they reached near the brick-field. The elite force returned the fire. During the crossfire, Gani sustained bullet injuries.
| "Ouch, I thought you said you weren't gonna shoot me?" "No, I said we wouldn't kill you. You're still breathing ain't ya?" |
In Jessore, a team of RAB-6 arrested notorious smuggler and dreaded terrorist Liakat from Benapole of the district when another team arrested Mohammad Babul, an extortionist, from Rupsha bus stand in Khulna and recovered Taka 1,400 toll money from his possession. They also arrested notorious criminal Mohammad Asaduzzamn alias Hai from Sharsha in Jessore and recovered a local made gun from his possession.
Two suspected members of 'woman suicide squad' sent to jail
Two suspected members of a suicide squad consisting wives of nine outlaws were sent to Khulna District Jail on Tuesday. They are Rashida Begum,30, wife of outlaw Lengra Nazrul and Rina Begum,26, wife of outlaw Jinnat Shaikh. They were arrested from a house at Sonadanga Residential Area on Sunday night.
The nine-member suicide squad was formed recently to avenge killing of top leaders of the outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP). They were arrested along with Janajuddha city operation commander Didarul Islam Palash alias Shyamal. He was killed in a 'crossfire' behind the truck terminal during a drive launched to recover arms on Monday.
The Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Sonadange Police Station prayed to the Chief Metropolitan Police (CMM) for granting seven days' remand for their questioning. Meanwhile, Didarul's wife is still being grilled by police officers for more information on the women's suicide squad. Her name was not revealed by police on a plea of investigation.
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Rab seizes arms from Shibir cadre's house-Hands him over to police
Notorious Islami Chhatra Shibir cadre Akhtar Hamid, who was arrested by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Dhaka on Monday, has been handed over to Maheshkhali police after the Rab seized firearms from his village home. The elite force arrested Hamid, 38, accused in as many as 29 criminal cases, at Kakrail in the capital and brought him to Chittagong for interrogation. Following his confessional statement, the Rab men raided his village home at Keruntali in Maheshkhali and seized five guns, 10 rifle bullets, six cartridges and two daggers.
| But no crossfire. Damm |
Hamid, son of former UP Chairman Abdul Mabud of Hoakong, is known in Cox's Bazar as a godfather of criminals. He was involved in various crimes including murder, extortion and abduction, police said. Sources at Cox's Bazar said Hamid possessed at least four AK47 rifles. He was arrested on several occasions in the past but freed on bail. His brother Enam is now in jail after police arrested him with firearms recently.
Khulna police hunt for suicide squad women
Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP) started special drive to nab members of women suicide squad from Tuesday night. We have already sent photos of nine women outlaws of Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) Janajuddho faction to all the police stations of Khulna division, a senior KMP official said. Besides, two women outlaws of Rupsha upazila and two of Batiaghata upazila are being closely watched suspecting their secret connection with Janajuddho leaders.
Members of law enforcing agencies, journalists, some business tycoons of Khulna and political leaders are targets of the women suicide squad, police said quoting two arrested women outlaws Rashida and Rina.Hearing on the prayer for their seven-day remand will be held today.
Women outlaws belonging to the newly formed suicide squad work on monthly salary drawn from the top Janajuddho leaders whose source of money is toll collection, KMP sources said.