Matiur Rahman, officer-in-Charge of Hizla police station said Ibrahim was wanted by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab). Her was arrested from near a cinema hall at Durgapur Bazar and handed over to RAB-8 in Barisal yesterday. He is son of Safizuddin Sardar of Sreepur village.

Ibrahim was sent to Dhaka for interrogation by Joint Interrogation Cell (JIC), the OC said.

Sources in RAB-8 said after primary interrogation he was handed over to RAB-3 at Mawa ferry ghat at about noon yesterday for taking him to Dhaka.

ASP Siraj, an official of RAB-3, said Ibrahim created a reign of terror in his area by using the political shelter of Awami League and Pichchi Hannan's protection.

After Pichchi Hannan was killed in crossfire, Ibrahim established links with Islamist militants, ASP Siraj said. Local people distributed sweets as news of his arrest spread, the Rab official said.

Police sources said Ibrahim confessed to his involvement with Pichchi Hannan and Islamsit militants but they declined to elaborate.

The sources said they, along with joint forces have launched drives in different areas on the basis of his confessions to nab criminals and Islamist militants.