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Vol. 5 Num 1108 Fri. July 13, 2007  
   
Metropolitan


JMB Shura member's wife on 7-day remand


A Dhaka court yesterday granted seven-day remand for Shahida Begum, wife of arrested Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) Majlish-e-Shura member Anwar Hossain alias Faruq.

The court of Metropolitan Magistrate Abdur Rouf Khan granted the remand when Sub-inspector Abdul Ghani of (SI) of Shah Ali Bagh Police Station sought seven days' remand for quizzing her.

The court also ordered police to produce bullet-hit Anwar Hossain being treated at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) before it after his recovery from injuries.

In the forwarding report Ghani said illegal firearms were recovered from her possession. So, Shahida needs to be quizzed for seven days for arresting her accomplices and recovering the destructive materials she possesses.

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) seized two pistols, nine bullets, seven computers, a large number of compact disks (CDs) and books on 'jihad' during the operation on July 10.

Faruq was shot during the raid by Rab and arrested along with his wife Shahida Begum in their house in the city's Mirpur area. Later, Shahida was handed over to Shah Ali Bagh police.

The arrests were made following leads from four other JMB operatives - Shura (highest policy making body) member Asadul Islam alias Arif, Mymensingh regional commander Shafiqul Islam alias Rakib and members Sagar Hossain alias Sayeem and Saiful Islam. They were arrested in Mymensingh.

A top Rab official said the four were sent back to Mymensingh on Wednesday night after primary interrogation at the Rab headquarters. They will be produced before a local court and taken into remand for intensive interrogations, the official said.