Khulna, Bagerhat, Jessore police put on red alert

The three districts have been declared by intelligence agencies as 'highly risky' in view of some recent sensational murders and attacks on policemen.

A fresh list of outlaws belonging to different underground organisations have been prepared with a plan to launch a crackdown on them shortly.

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According to a top official of Khulna Range police, all police stations and camps in the three districts have been put on 'red alert' after receipt of information regarding threats on political leaders and journalists and attack on police.

Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP) has prepared a fresh list of 150 'bombers'. Godfathers who use these 'bombers' for murders have also been identified and listed.

Most of these 'bombers' tipped from slum areas are unemployed youths. They get small amounts of money for throwing a bomb to kill a man, said DC Akbar Ali of KMP.

Use of bombs for committing murders is a new modus operandi adopted by underground parties, creating panic particularly among political leaders, journalists and businessmen, Akbar Ali said.

Operation Clean Heart, Operation Spider Web and the ongoing operation by Joint forces have failed to yield any positive result in crushing the miscreants, sources in intelligence agencies said.

The ongoing operation by joint forces in 382 units in Khulna division was launched on October 16 last year.

According to police records, 582 people including 46 politicians, 16 policemen, six elected representatives, three journalists and 164 extremists were killed in the South-Western region during last two years.

The other victims are businessmen, doctors and contractors.

The sources said three intelligence agencies have been directed to assist joint forces in right earnest in all operations against extremists and recovery of illegal arms.