Staff Reporter :
The whereabouts of three brothers, who were picked up by persons introducing themselves as members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) from Bhaluka under Mymensingh district on Thursday, still remain unknown.
They were picked up from their home at Mallikbari union of Bhaluka. They were picked up by blind folding by persons wearing uniform of RAB, according to family members of the victims.
Those who remain traceless are Abu Hanif (22), Nazmul Haque (20) and Sanwar Hossain (14). Sanwar is a student of class X.
Confirming the news, Abul Kalam Azad, officer in-charge of Bhaluka police station, told The New Nation that they were picked on early Thursday by some persons who introduced themselves as the members of RAB.
A general diary was filed with Bhaluka police station in this connection.
“We are investigating the matter,” he said, adding, we have already talked with the officials of other law enforcing agencies to trace the three brothers.
When asked, he said, all the brothers are innocent. There is no case against them with his police station.
Director General of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Moklesur Rahman told the New Nation on Friday that none of RAB is in any way involved in the incident. Whenever any incident of disappearance takes place, RAB is implicated, he said adding it is done only to tarnish the image of RAB.
If there is any specific allegation against any member of RAB, he said, the authority would investigate and take necessary action. RAB, he said, has already solved problems of several disappearances. He said, ” We will investigate the matter of missing persons.
