Manhunt for 10 women outlaws
Security forces have started manhunt for at least ten women 'linked' with outlaws as part of steps to dismantle underground organisations after Dada Tapan, founder of outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist party (PBCP-Janajuddho), was killed along with a woman cohort in June.
The ten wanted women -- Putul, Mukta, Khadija, Halima, Anowara (1), Dolly, Delowara, Rina, Rashida and Anowara (1) were earlier arrested on different occasions but later freed.
Putul alias Asma of Khalishpur married Janajuddho founder Dada Tapan in 1999. Police arrested her in 2000 from Bakchar in Jessore Sadar upazila.
Rab arrested Shammi Huq alias Mukta on July 26 in 2005 from a building at north Shahjahanpur and recovered from her a revolver, six bullets and two bombs. Mukta is wife of outlaw Haroon-or-Rashid of Kashipur under Daulatpur thana of Khulna city.
Detective Branch of Khulna police arrested Khadija Begum with a 9mm pistol from Batiaghata upazila on December 2 in 2004. Khadija told police that she is a cadre of Janajuddho.
Khulna Sadar police arrested outlaw Halima Begum on October 12 in 2004 from a shopping mall in the city when she was collecting toll from a trader in favour of Dada Tapan. She is wife of outlaw Iddris Ali of Mohammadpur village under Rupsha upazila of Khulna district.
Police arrested Anowara Begum on February 2 in 2005 from near Islami Bank Hospital under Sonadanga thana and recovered from her a six-shooter gun and a pipe-gun. She and her husband are armed cadres of M-L faction of PBCP.
Khulna Sadar police arrested Dolly Begum as a suspect in AL leader SMA Rob murder case in 2000. A court acquitted her in the judgement delivered on August 10 in 2004. Dolly Begum is an armed cadre of Janajuddho, police said.
Special Branch of KMP in 2005 listed Delowara Begum and Anowara Begum (2) as bombers of Janajuddho.
Police arrested Janajuddho armed cadres Rina Begum and Rashida Begum on January 17 in 2005 from near Sonadanga Truck Terminal in Khulna city. A SBL gun, 79 live cartridges and some booklets of Janajuddho were recovered from their possession.
Janajuddho faction of PBCP formed a nine-member 'women suicide squad' in Khulna city in 2005 to take revenge of their husbands' killings in 'crossfire'.
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