FARIDPUR, Aug 1 (UNB): The police arrested six suspected militants of a new Islamist outfit from Chanmari area of the district town Friday night and Saturday morning.
The arrested persons were identified as M Rezaul Karim, M Shamsuddin, M Sohel, M Yaad Ali, M Osman and M Murad Hossain.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of Detective Brach (DB) of police raided the house of Jalal Mollah at about 11:30pm Friday and arrested Rezaul and Shamsuddin. Later, they were handed over to Sadar Thana police.
During interrogation, the arrested suspects told the law-enforcers that they were members of "Kalema Jamaat", headed by Prof Abdul Majid of Char Fashion in Bhola, a charge-sheeted accused of the August 17, 2005 serial-bombing case.
Shamsuddin said they joined the new Islamist outfit inspired by its district chief Mehedi Hasan. They invite people, especially teenage boys and girls, to follow Islamic ideals.
Six militant suspects held in Faridpur
FE Team | Published: August 02, 2009 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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