A Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) member, who was arrested in a case launched for attempt to gun down Italian priest Piero and gun attack at Iskcon temple in the district, has pleaded his guilty to the crimes.
The arrested JMB member, Shariful Islam, gave his statement under the section 164 before a judicial magistrate confessing his involvement in the offences.
Confirming the incident, Dinajpur DB police Officer-in-Charge Redwanur Rahim on Friday afternoon said: “Dinajpur Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate FM Ahsanul Hoque recorded Shariful Islam's statement around 9pm Thursday. Shariful said he along with two others carried out both attacks in which they used motorcycle and firearms.”
The case's investigation officer DB Sub-inspector Bazlur Rashid said Shariful placed the statement willingly and he disclosed the names of two accomplices.
Police kept continued drives to arrest the duo, the IO went on.
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On November 19, some unidentified gunmen shot Piero Parolari, 50. He has lived and worked as a missionary in the country for 25 years - 12 years in Dinajpur alone – and is also a physician at Suihari Catholic Mission Church in the district.
The fresh attack was run at a time when police are still investigating the murders of Cesare Tavella and Hoshi Kunio.
On December 10, miscreants, who came to the temple on a motorcycle, first hurled three hand bombs at the devotees during a religious gathering in the evening. Two of the bombs did not explode.
Locals caught Shariful Islam, 28, in Gaibandha and handed over him to police.