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RAB-JMB-ARREST (with picture)
Top JMB operative held in Chirirbandar
RANGPUR, April 29, 2019 (BSS) – Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-13 arrested a
presumed top operative of the banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahedeen
Bangladesh (JMB) from Nashratpur Paikpara village in Chirirbandar upazila of
Dinajpur last night.
“The Militancy Cell of RAB-13 from its Rangpur battalion headquarters
jointly with Crime Prevention Company (CPC)-1 of RAB-13 at Dinajpur Camp
conducted a raid and arrested the JMB operative from the spot,” a press
release said here today.
The elite force seized huge ‘jihadi’ books and leaflets from his
possession during the raid.
The arrested JMB operative is Md. Harunur Rashid alias Harun Munshi, 39,
son of Md. Abdul Hakim of village Dakshin Sukhdebpur in Chirirbandar upazila
of Dinajpur district.
“During primary interrogation, Harun admitted that he had been secretly
enlisting new members and collecting tolls for organisational activities for
a long time. They are now trying to become organised,” the release said.
“We are conducting secret investigation about other absconding members of
the organisation,” ANM Imran Khan, Media Officer at RAB-13 battalion
headquarters told BSS adding that the arrested person was produced before a
Dinajpur court today.
BSS/MI/MR/ 1427 hrs