Case filed over raid at Bosila militant den

Five to six unknown people were made accused in a case filed in connection with the raid that left two suspect militants killed in Bosila yesterday.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) filed the case with Mohammadpur Police Station early today against the two dead “militants” and three to four unknown persons, said Rab-2 Commanding Officer Ashik Billah.

The suspected militants were killed after they allegedly detonated improvised explosive devices in a house in the city’s Bosila area during the raid.

Rab-2 CO Ashik Billah told the Daily Star, “The two dead are still unidentified and we are on it”.

WHAT HAPPENED AT BOSILA YESTERDAY

Rab cordoned off the corrugated-iron-sheet structure around 3:00am yesterday following a tip off that members of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) were holed up there with explosives, Mufti Mahmud Khan, Rab’s legal and media wing director said yesterday.

The raid was carried out when the country is on high alert following deadly attacks in Sri Lanka, allegedly by Islamic State, just over a week ago.

Mufti said the suspects responded with gunfire when Rab asked them to surrender. There was a small explosion around 3:00am. Things went quiet following a huge explosion around 4:45am, he said.

The second explosion was so strong that a part of the tin roof blew away and caused a fire.

Later, on inspection, body parts were found scattered. There was hardly any furniture in the house. A refrigerator was damaged and the ceiling fan blades were bent in explosion.