Rab in Kolkata to interrogate 3 Bangladeshi JMB militants

Two Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) officials have reached Kolkata this morning to interrogate three Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants who were arrested from Saltlake area on September 26.

An official of National Investigation Agency (NIA) confirmed to our Kolkata correspondent that the Rab officials were at NIA office to interrogate the six arrestees.

NIA officials arrested six JMB members including three Bangladeshis from Saltlake area in Kolkata of India.

The NIA official also said that among the arrestees, Anwer Hosen alias Enam, Jabirul Islam alias Jahid, and Muhammad Rubel alias Rafiq are Bangladesh nationals.

More detectives from Bangladesh may come here if necessary, the NIA official said.

The two Rab officials with the rank of Major reached Netaji Subhash Chandra International Airport in Kolkata in the morning.

An NIA team welcomed them and took them to NIA office in Saltlake area.