2 ‘members’ of militant outfit Ansar-Al Islam held in Bogura
Detectives held two suspected members of banned militant outfit Ansar-Al Islam from a mosque in Baghopara area of Bogura early yesterday.
Police accused Md Iqbal Hossain, 40, and Jahedur Rahman alias Abdullah, 38, in three cases filed with Bogura Police Station under arms, explosive substances and anti-terorism acts.
The suspects are from Brahmanpara and Debidwar upazilas of Cumilla. Police said they were members of the Dawa unit of the outfit which was formerly known as Ansarullah Bangla Team.
A team of Detective Branch (DB) officials were tipped off about their presence in the area and they held the duo with a firearm, two bullets, 475 grams of explosive powder, a sharp weapon and some "jihadi books", said a press release.
DB Inspector Abdur Razzak said the arrestees admitted during primary interrogation that they have been members of Ansar-Al Islam for the last five years.
They used to raise money from people for the organisation and visited 14 districts to collect funds, the DB officer said, adding that they had reached Bogura hours before they got arrested around 1:00am.
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