Azimpur militant’s body handed over to Anjuman Mofidul Islam

Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) authorities today handed over the body of “Neo JMB” leader Tanvir Kaderi, who was killed during a police raid at a militant den in Azimpur in September last year, to Anjuman Mofidul Islam.

Mostofa Kamal, duty officer of the charity organisation, received the body from the DMCH morgue around 5:30pm for burial at Jurain graveyard.

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Sub-Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of DMCH police outpost confirmed it to The Daily Star.

The body of Tanvir will be buried at Jurain graveyard after Maghrib prayers, said Mostofa.

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The militant suspect Tanvir, 39, killed himself during a police raid on September 10, 2016 at a militant den in Azimpur.

He used to go by different names in militant circle, including Shamshed, Jamshed, Shiper and Abdul Karim, according to police.

When police raided the Azimpur house, they found Tanvir lying on the floor with a deep cut on the left side of his throat, said the statement of a case filed in connection with the incident.

Later, an autopsy confirmed that it was a suicide.

In the drive, police arrested Tanvir's wife Abedatul Fatema alias Khadiza, 35, and his son Tahrim Kaderi alias Russell, 14.

Two other female suspects were also held. One of them is the wife of Marzan, who is allegedly one of the masterminds behind the Holey Artisan attack, reads the case statement.