Four Ansar al Islam operatives arrested: Rab
Rab yesterday claimed to have arrested four members of the banned militant group Ansar al Islam from the city’s Khilkhet area.
They are -- Masum Mia (30), Abu Bakar Siddique (19), Rakibul Islam Siam (18), and Abdullah Al Roman (22).
A Rab team arrested them along with some “extremism provoking” books and leaflets when they gathered in Nikunja area around 9:40pm on Saturday, Mizanur Rahman Bhuiyan, an assistant director of Rab’s legal and media wing, said.
According to Rab, the arrestees during preliminary interrogation admitted that they were active members of the banned group and did not support the democratic system.
“The accused wanted to establish Islamic law in the country and for this, they justified killing people whom they considered their enemies,” a Rab press release said.
This group usually hacks their targets to death, but they also carry firearms for successful escape, Rab said.
Masum, an electrician from Cumilla district, got involved in militancy through social media three years ago. He used to collect funds for the group, the law enforcement agency said.
Madrasa student Abu Bakar also got involved with the outfit through the internet two years ago. He used to communicate with others through different encrypted apps.
Rakibul joined the group via online through a Satkhira-based leader while Roman was once a member of Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islam Bangladesh and joined Ansar al Islam three years ago, it added.
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