Three people arrested by the police since Thursday over the attack on a Shia mosque at Shibganj of Bogra were put on remand yesterday through a court for questioning.
They are Molamgari Imdadul Uloom Qawmi Madrasa Principal Shamsul Alam, 60, JMB leader Anwar Hossain, 48, of Majhihotto village, and madrasa student Jewel Mia, 25, of Haripur village under Shibganj.
Senior Judicial Magistrate Shyam Sundor Roy put Shamsul on a five-day remand while seven-day remand for each of the two other detainees.
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Kamruzzaman Mia, OC (investigation) of Shibganj police, said they were yet get any clue to solve the mystery. “We have ensured proper security of the Shia community people in the area,” he added.
Anwar and Jewel were detained on Thursday in connection with the case filed by mosque committee Treasurer Sona Mia the same night. Principal Shamsul was arrested on Friday evening.
On the other hand, police’s elite force Rapid Action Battalion on Friday night held three persons for their suspected involvement in Thursday’s gun attack. They are Raihan Mia, 28, of Amtoli area, Shahinur, 21, of Aladipur, and Minhaz, 18, of Gopinathpur Modhyopara village under Shibganj.
RAB 12 Squad Commander Mofizul Islam said: “We are questioning them now and will decide on the further step after completing the interrogation.”
The district police officials have no idea about the three detentions by RAB.
Muezzin of Al Mostafa Jame Mosque Mozammel Hossain, 70, was killed and three others sustained bullet injuries as three unidentified youths opened fire on the devotees inside the mosque while they were saying prayers on Thursday evening.
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Police and locals suspect that religious extremists who are against Shias might have launched the attack to create panic. On October 24, miscreants believed to be members of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) launched grenade attacks on a Shia procession in Dhaka’s Hussaini Dalan killing two persons.
One of the three injured from the Bogra attack, Aftab Ali, 42, was released from hospital on Friday. Two others – imam Shahinur Islam, 35, and Abu Taher, 70, are undergoing treatment at Shahid Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital in Bogra.
Vice-Principal Dr Rezaul Alam Jewel said they had pulled out bullet from Taher’s thigh while Shahinur’s surgery on the waist might be conducted on Thursday.
Officials of the Police Bureau of Investigation have collected blood and other evidence from the spot. They also found eight bullet shells of 0.22 bore revolver.
Additional Superintendent of Police Arifur Rahman Mandal said that there had been no progress in the investigation. He hoped that they would get some clue from the detainees during interrogation.
