4 JMB men held in Rajshahi

During a massive anti-crime drive, police arrested four members of “Neo JMB”, an ultra-radical offshoot of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), here early on Friday.

According to the police sources, the arrested persons were identified as Abul Kashem Rokon, 38, of Dhadas village ofunder Puthia upazila, Babu Huzur, 28, Md Ali, 30, and Md Aslam, 37, of Joykrishnapur village of Durgapur upazila of the district.

A joint team of Durgapur and Puthia Police Stations conducted the overnight drives in the areas and detained them for their alleged link with the banned militant outfits, said Sumit Chowdhury, additional superintendent of Rajshahi Special Branch of Police.

Sumit Chowdhury said the men are in police’s new list of wanted militants, he said. “They have recently joined the banned outfit”, he said adding that Jihadi books and lethal weapons were found in their possession.

A case was recorded with the police station concerned in this connection, he added.

Source: BSS