Staff Reporter :
The four unclaimed bodies of the militants who were killed during the Operation Eagle Hunt in Shibaganj upazila were buried under police supervision at Chapainawabganj’s Municipal graveyard early Saturday.
Abul Kalam alias Abu’s family did not receive his body and the other three deceased could not be identified, prompting police to conduct the burials, said Sadar Police Station Officer-in-charge (OC) Saber Reza.
Meanwhile, Police have filed a case accusing four persons, including Sumaiya, wife of saline militant Abu, said the district’s Superintendent of Police (SP) Mujahidul Islam.
“Shibganj Police Station Sub-Inspector (SI) Abdus Salam filed the case with the Police station in this connection on Saturday.
“Sumaiya was brought out of the hideout on Thursday after suffering a gunshot wound. She is currently undergoing treatment at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital under the watch of Police,” the SP said.
The neo-JMB’ functionary Abul Kalam alias Abu was killed by bullets while his three associates died in explosions during the operation at the militant den of Shibnagar Trimohoni in Shibganj upazila, said Dr Shafiqul Islam, one of the physicians who conducted autopsy at the Sadar Hospital.
There were marks of bullets in the chest and back of Abu, the doctor said.
Besides, Monirul Islam, Chief of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Police, said, “One of the three unidentified militants found dead at Chapainawabganj den, might be a “Neo-JMB member” who escaped a police raid at a Jhenidah hideout a few days ago.
Police believed one of the dead is a neo-JMB leader Abdullah. Explosives had been recovered during a raid at Abdullah’s home in Jhenaidah, he said.
Sumaiya revealed that two of the deceased came from Jhenaidah during an interrogation, the CTTC unit chief said this while talking to reporters at a press briefing in Dhaka Metropolitan Police media centre on Saturday.
“But the identity will be confirmed after his DNA test,” he added
“Many of the bomb making materials can be found in the open market,” he said. “But the materials are not very powerful.”
The explosives found at the Chapainawabganj hideout were kept for a future operation, said Monirul Islam.
“We are investigating their source of funds through Bangladesh Bank,” said Monirul,” the CTTC unit chief said.
“We have noticed the involvement of some individuals and political parties, but we cannot disclose it now. The matter must be considered on a case-to-case basis,” he said.
Militants also raised funds by selling their possessions or by working jobs, he said. Some having close ties might have sent funds from abroad.
“Sometimes we find that JMB members are involved with counterfeit currency. These counterfeits are made in specific countries which produce fake currencies of other countries, especially Indian currency,” he added.
