Firearms seized from IU
Police recovered three LG guns, five bombs and five swords from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Hall at Islamic University (IU) yesterday.
On information that outlawed Gono Bahini deposited weapons at the hall through a factional leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League's (BCL) IU unit, a team from Kushtia Detective Branch led by Assistant Police Super Alamgir Hossain raided the hall around 2:45pm.
Police said they recovered the weapons kept in separate bags from a room with the help of university administration.
According to police, the BCL faction leader, also a younger brother of a top Gono Bahini leader, now is hiding in India.
When contacted, provost of the hall Dr Mahbubur Rahman said police can arrest anyone as per law if there is any specific allegation.
Different sources said Gono Bahini men killed three people, by chopping off the dead of one and dumped the bodies and head inside the campus on June.
Police suspect a group on the campus is involved with the outfit and they made a store of the hall for firearms.
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