Holey Artisan attack accused arrested

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested a member of banned militant outfit of Jama’atul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) who accused in Holey Artisan attack case.

The detainee was identitied was Md. Mamunur Rashid alias Ripon alias Rejaul Karim alias Reza, a Majlish-e-Sura member of JMB. 

RAB arrested him along with Tk 1.5 lakh from Gazipur boardbazaar area on Saturday night.

Further details regarding him will be disclosed at a press conference to be held at 11am today, said Mufti Mahmud Khan, director of RAB headquarters (legal and media wing).

On July 1, 2016, five militants entered the Gulshan's Holy Artisan Café with bombs, machetes, pistols, and held several dozens of people hostages, including 18 foreigners.

Twenty hostages - nine Italians, seven Japanese, one Indian, one Bangladesh-born American and two Bangladeshis - were killed as the militants sprayed them with bullets indiscriminately or cut their throats to confirm their death inside the café.