2 FIRs lodged against two arrested 'outlaws'

The outlaws are Feroze Alam Lablu and Russel Shaikh.

It is almost confirmed about their motive to attack Bishwa Ijtema to create political unrest. Both of the outlaws are professional armed cadres of Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Janajuddho) and suspects of three bomb attack incidents in Khulna city, according to Additional Police Superintendent Mofazzal Hossain who led the operation to arrest the outlaws.

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Now they are under treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). They will be questioned after recovery from fatal wounds sustained due to mass beating after their arrest on Sunday, Khulna Police Super told this correspondent on Tuesday.

Khulna intelligence agencies started a thorough probe on Feroze Alam Lablu code named by PBCP as Akash.

Apart from his political affiliation with Awami Jubo League, Feroze Alam used to maintain hotline with BNP. Intelligence agencies are also checking the information, said Additional Police Super. We are not ruling out the information that they were hired on payment to create sabotage, he said.

Both the arrested outlaws will be quizzed in connection with recent grenade attack in Dhaka.

According to a reliable source of KMP, Feroze Alam Lablu alias Akash used to claim responsibility for different murders by sending fax messages identifying himself as Akash. He is also a suspect of journalist Manik Saha, AL city president Advocate Manzurul Imam and Ward AL leader Kamrul Islam Kutu murder cases.

Apart from being an activist of Awami Jubo League, Feroze is husband of his sister and a close relative of a business tycoon of Khulna belonging to BNP.