PBCP (J) is financed by leaders of a party to create anarchy

Tushar who claimed responsibilities for many murders by fax message on behalf of his party was arrested by joint forces on February 18 from the house of BNP leader and chairman of Jugikhali Union Parishad under Kalaroa upazilla of Satkhira.

The BNP leader wanted for allegedly harbouring the most notorious outlaw could not be caught.

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Till Monday, Tushar was questioned in Sonadanga thana where he has been lodged in tight security. A special team of KMP officials are also interrogating him to know the real motives for murders and the masterminds.

Meanwhile, all police stations of city and other districts of South-Western Zone have been put on high alert following arrest of Tushar who is wanted in 22 murder cases including those of Khulna City AL President Manjurul Imam, journalist Manik Saha, Tala thana JP leader Sirajul Islam, BNP leader and UP Chairman Amir Azam Khan, Sonadanga thana AL Secretary Manjur Morshed Labu, Advocate Bijon Bihari Mondol and AL leader Kamrul Islam Kutu.

"We can tell you that he has given very important information about motives and masterminds of all the murders, confessing his involvement. But still he seems to be a hard nut to crack so far as his arsenal is concerned", said a senior officer of KMP.

According to a highly placed source of an agency, Tushar has admitted that his outlawed party has link with a political party and financed by its godfathers to carryout subversive activities and create anarchy.

His party had a network of 200 armed cadres, the agency source said quoting from Tushar's statement.

Tushar told police that he joined Janajuddho faction of PBCP after coming out of Satkhira jail.

According to a source of KMP, he will be shown arrested in all the seven sensational murders committed in city since the murder of city AL President Advocate Manjurul Imam on august 25 last year. Necessary formalities are already under process to take him on remand.

A special operation is being planned to arrest activists and armed cadres of PBCP (J), hiding in Khulna city, said Additional Police Commissioner Sajjad Hossain who is holding temporary charge as police commissioner.