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3 outlaws held, arms, bombs recovered

4 June 2009, 18:00 PM

NATIONAL

Star National Desk

Jhenidah Rab arrests three outlaws with arms, ammunition and bombs on Wednesday night.Photo: STAR

Rab personnel arrested three underground operatives in Jhenidah Sadar upazila on Wednesday night and recovered firearms and bombs from their possession. The arrestees are Nazim Uddin, regional leader of Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Janajuddha), and Asmat and Montu, cadres of the outlawed party. Law enforcement agencies on June 1 launched a month-long drive in 10 districts of the South-Western region to arrest Islamist militants, armed cadres of outlawed organisations, drug and women traffickers and other listed hardened criminals, reports our staff correspondent from Khulna. Sources in the intelligence agencies said there are about 2,500 listed islamist militants and extremists in the south-western region as per the fresh list made recently. Sixty-three police stations in the region have been asked to remain on high alert so that no criminal targeted for arrest can flee the country. Besides, interrogation cells and control rooms have been opened in each of the 10 districts for monitoring the drive. A three-member team headed by Additional Police Super has been formed to interrogate the arrestees, the Additional DIG said. Our Jhenidah correspondent reported that a team of Rab-6 arrested PBCP Nazim Uddin in front of Naldanga Bhusan Pilot School at around 11:00pm. On his confessional statement, the elite force then arrested Asmat at Nagarbathan bus stand and Montu at Tatultala Bazar. After interrogation, the Rab personnel recovered five guns, 24 bullets and eight bombs from their possession. During quizzing, PBCP leader Nazim confessed to killing Golam Kibria of Ashwasthali village on February, 27, Enamul Haq of Suti Durgapur village on March, 8 and Abdul Goni of Mirzapur village on April, 16 this year.