The detainees are – Fulera Khatun, wife of one Abu Sayeed of Baraigram, their daughters- Shakila Khatun and Salma Khatun, and Razia, wife of Rafiqul Islam of the same village.
In a press briefing on Monday, Detective Branch Officer-in-Charge (OC) M Wahiduzzaman, who led the drive with Second Officer Sub-Inspector Rawshan Ali, said a police team on Sunday night raided listed JMB leader Faridul’s house, which was kept under surveillance after he had gone missing last year, and detained the four with jihadi books and a computer.
District Police Superintendent Miraz Uddin said the detainees are members of JMB suicide squad and they have confessed that they were ready to use suicide vests on call from JMB high ups.
He said from the information found in the seized computer, police came to know that the detainees used to practice Kung Fu and Karate fighting styles watching photos.
Allude to detectives detained four more female JMB members raiding another house in Masumpur village of the district town on July 24.
Thursday, April 25, 2024
