Paltan blast: 4 ‘Neo JMB’ men arrested in Dhaka
A team of Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has arrested four members of banned militant group "Neo JMB" from Dhaka's Uttara in connection with a blast that took place in the capital's Paltan area on July 24.
The arrestees are: Mamun alias Sumon alias Abdur Rahman, Md Al Amin alias Abu Jihad, Mujahidul Islam alias Rokon alias Abu Tarik and Sarowar Hossain Rahat, said Saiful Islam, deputy commissioner of CTTC unit.
Of them, Mamun is wanted in 12 different cases which include arms and robbery cases. Mamun was recently inspired into "Neo-JMB" activity through online platform and eventually convinced the three others to join and work for the militant group.
Acting on information, the CTTC team yesterday arrested the four. Police also seized cell phones from their possession, Saiful Islam told The Daily Star today.
The four were involved with the planning and instruction behind the bomb blast that took place on July 24 in Paltan, he said.
That day, the "Neo-JMB" cell left an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at Paltan, which exploded later but no one got hurt.
Later on August 11, the police in a special operation arrested five members of the outfit including its chief Sheikh Sultan Mohammad Naimuzzaman from Sylhet.
During interrogation, Naimuzzaman and four other arrestees revealed names of the four, who were arrested yesterday, said DC Saiful Islam.
On July 31, the Neo JMB members exploded a crude bomb at a temple in Naogaon but no one got hurt, Saiful added.
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