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RAB-JMB-ARREST (with picture)
RAB arrests two JMB operatives with arms, ammos
RANGPUR, Aug 16, 2018 (BSS) – Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-13 arrested two operatives of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahedeen Bangladesh (JMB) with arms, ammunitions and ‘jihadi’ books from Rangpur and Lalmonirhat in the early hours of today.
Commanding Officer of Rangpur RAB-13 Battalion Md Mozammel Haque disclosed the information at a press briefing arranged at RAB-13 battalion headquarters here this afternoon.
“A special operational team of Militancy Cell of RAB-13 conducted a raid at Khalpara in Rangpur city under Tazhat Thana of Rangpur Metropolitan Police in the small hours today and arrested one militant with arms, ammunitions and other goods,” he said.
The arrested person is Abu Sadek Saiduzzaman Babu alias Amir Hamza, 46, of village Baniyapara Rasulganj under Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat.
“The elite force seized a foreign pistol with a magazine and two live bullets, three SIM cards, two mobile phone sets used for militant activities, 32 provocative ‘jihadi’ books and 120 leaflets from his possession,” Haque said.
Arrested Babu is the Dawat-e-Ameer of Lalmonirhat district JMB and he is running a kindergarten school “Ohir Alo’ at Patgram in the guise of the militant organisation.
“As per information given by Babu, the elite force conducted raid at Patgram Bazar and arrested JMB operative Talim Prodhan, 25, of village Rasulganj Saheb Danga in Patgram Thana of Lalmonirhat in the small hours today,” he said.
The elite force seized 12 provocative ‘jihadi’ books, 100 leaflets, one computer, four SIM cards and two mobile phone sets used for militant activities from his computer shop.
During primary interrogation, the arrested JMB operatives admitted that they had been remaining in hideouts for the past two years and conducting organisational activities.
“The arrested JMB men had been engaged in inspiring innocent young people to become members, enlisting new members, collecting fund and purchasing arms and ammunitions with the money,” Haque added.
“The arrested JMB men had plans to conduct subversive activities at different places of greater Rangpur region and efforts were on to collect information about other members of the outfit organisation to nab them,” he said.
After filing two separate cases under the Arms Act and Anti-terrorism Act in these connections against the arrested JMB operatives, the elite force handed them over to the respective police stations.
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