Two detained
The Detective Branch of police has detained two persons in Chittagong city in connection with a threat made on October 14 of blowing up the Chittagong court building.
DB police of Chittagong Metropolitan Police on Sunday night arrested Nasir Mohammad, 44, owner of a shop that recharges account balance in mobile phones, and his brother-in-law Md Salahuddin, 22, an accomplice.
Tipped off, a team of DB police picked the duo up from Nasir's shop in Badurtala area of the port city, said Kushum Dewan, deputy commissioner of DB police.
He said during primary interrogation, Nasir confessed that he made the threat.
Nasir wanted to influence a verdict, in his favour in a land related case, which was to be passed on October 14, said the deputy commissioner.
Kushum Dewan said Nasir wanted to frighten the defence so that they would be absent on the day, which might have ultimately swayed the judge in passing the verdict in his favour.
So, he [Nasir] called advocate Manas Kumar Das of Chittagong court and said Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh would blow up the court building, Dewan added.
Nasir said he had given a piece of land to a developer company, but later another man claimed to own a part of the land, Dewan said, adding that the developer company demanded Tk 1 lakh in compensation, and Nasir was afraid that the verdict would not be in his favour.
Engr Md Hasan Chowdhury, additional deputy commissioner of DB, said they have not found any connection between Nasir and JMB.
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