Rapid Action Battalion 7 seized 21 sacks of materials used for the purpose making explosives, 97.6% of which are Sulphur, from a warehouse in Chittagong city’s Chowmuhoni on Wednesday in an over-night drive.
The elite force also nabbed three workers of the warehouse while the owner of the warehouse, Sagir Hossain, 25, a known Jamaat-e-Islami supporter, was on the run, Rab 7 officials said.
The arrested workers of the warehouse are Suman Basak, 21, Md Monir Hossain, 23 and Lipan Chandra Nath, 26.
The arrestees could tell nothing about the materials, said Commander M Sahed Karim of Rab 7, at a press conference in the port city’s Patenga around 2pm.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of Rab 7, led by the Camp Commander Major Jahangir Hossain, conducted the drive at 6pm Tuesday to 6am on Wednesday and seized around 1,025kg of explosive-making materials, he said.
In the primary investigation, the elite force found the materials were brought illegally into the country allegedly for use in subversive activities in Chittagong, he added.
Rab 7 was continuing their drives to nab Sagir, said Commander M Sahed.
The arrestees were handed over to Double Mooring police station and a case was lodged in this regard, said Squadron Leader Nazmul Hossain, second-in-command of Rab 7
