Staff Reporter :
The Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh [JMB] was directly involved with different terrorist activities, including Dinajpur temple attack and shooting Italian pastor doctor Piero Parolari in the recent days.
An arrested person named Shariful Islam, who was earlier caught by police on charge of attacking temple of International Society for Krishna Consciousness [ISKCON] in Dinajpur, confessed to the court on Thursday about JMB’s involvement in other attacks.
‘Shariful Islam has given a confessional statement under section 164 of the
Code of Criminal Procedure [CrPC]. He confessed his involvement in the gun attack in the Dinajpur Chief Judicial Magistrate Court,’ Redwanur Rahim, OC of Detective Branch of Police said on Friday.
On December 10, miscreants carried out a gun attack on the ISKCON temple in Kaharol’s Bahuchi village of Dinajpur which left at least five persons injured. After incident, locals caught Shariful and handed him over to police.
During giving confession, Shariful also said that he was involved with shooting the Italian pastor. He along with two other persons opened fire on the Italian pastor.
Shariful also told the court that they used same motorcycle and pistol in the two attacks.
“JMB was involved with both the attacks. We have seized the motorcycle used in attacks. The law enforcers are now trying to arrest the two other attackers,” Sub Inspector Bazlur Rashid, Investigating Officer of DB, said.
Priest Piero Parolari, 78, was shot by three motorcycle riders near the Mirzapur BRTC bus stand on November 18. He was first rushed to the Dinajpur Medical College and Hospital with bullet wounds on his neck. Later, he was shifted to the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka for specialised treatment.
Three men had fired on a religious gathering and lobbed bombs at a temple run by the ISKCON in Kaharol Upazila on December 3.
Police also arrested another suspected JMB member Mosabbirul Haque in this connection from Singra village in Birganj upazila on December 11. Local people caught Mosabbirul Haque along with an AK-22 rifle and handed him over to police after a good beating.
Meanwhile, two cases were lodged with Kaharol and Birganj police stations in connection with the attacks on Italian pastor and ISKCON temple. The Detective Branch took Shariful and Mosabbirul in remand twice in two cases.
Earlier, the police sent secretary of Jamaat-e Islami [Dinajpur unit] Mahabubur Rahman to jail after two times remand in connection with the attack.
The Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh [JMB] was directly involved with different terrorist activities, including Dinajpur temple attack and shooting Italian pastor doctor Piero Parolari in the recent days.
An arrested person named Shariful Islam, who was earlier caught by police on charge of attacking temple of International Society for Krishna Consciousness [ISKCON] in Dinajpur, confessed to the court on Thursday about JMB’s involvement in other attacks.
‘Shariful Islam has given a confessional statement under section 164 of the
Code of Criminal Procedure [CrPC]. He confessed his involvement in the gun attack in the Dinajpur Chief Judicial Magistrate Court,’ Redwanur Rahim, OC of Detective Branch of Police said on Friday.
On December 10, miscreants carried out a gun attack on the ISKCON temple in Kaharol’s Bahuchi village of Dinajpur which left at least five persons injured. After incident, locals caught Shariful and handed him over to police.
During giving confession, Shariful also said that he was involved with shooting the Italian pastor. He along with two other persons opened fire on the Italian pastor.
Shariful also told the court that they used same motorcycle and pistol in the two attacks.
“JMB was involved with both the attacks. We have seized the motorcycle used in attacks. The law enforcers are now trying to arrest the two other attackers,” Sub Inspector Bazlur Rashid, Investigating Officer of DB, said.
Priest Piero Parolari, 78, was shot by three motorcycle riders near the Mirzapur BRTC bus stand on November 18. He was first rushed to the Dinajpur Medical College and Hospital with bullet wounds on his neck. Later, he was shifted to the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka for specialised treatment.
Three men had fired on a religious gathering and lobbed bombs at a temple run by the ISKCON in Kaharol Upazila on December 3.
Police also arrested another suspected JMB member Mosabbirul Haque in this connection from Singra village in Birganj upazila on December 11. Local people caught Mosabbirul Haque along with an AK-22 rifle and handed him over to police after a good beating.
Meanwhile, two cases were lodged with Kaharol and Birganj police stations in connection with the attacks on Italian pastor and ISKCON temple. The Detective Branch took Shariful and Mosabbirul in remand twice in two cases.
Earlier, the police sent secretary of Jamaat-e Islami [Dinajpur unit] Mahabubur Rahman to jail after two times remand in connection with the attack.
