Published on 06:30 PM, September 09, 2017

Explosives case filed over Mirpur raid

An interior view of militant suspect Abdullah's flat in Darus Salam area of Dhaka. Photo: Collected

Law enforcers today filed an explosives case over the bomb haul in Mirpur raid where seven persons including suspected militants had died.

Darus Salam Police Station Officer-in-Charge Selimuzzaman told The Daily Star that Rapid Action Battalion filed the suit against anonymous persons this afternoon.

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The Mirpur raid ended with the haul of some powerful bombs, explosives, explosive-making materials and some sharp weapons. Charred remains of seven people were also found there.

In a previous unnatural death case, police had said seven persons had died in the house, presumably from a blast, which included two children and two women.