Court Correspondent :
A Dhaka court yesterday put arrested alleged chief of female militant group “Neo JMB”on a three-day remand. Earlier, the police produced her in the court with a ten-day remand prayer.
She was arrested from the city’s Kamalapur area on Tuesday afternoon. Asmani Khatun alias Asma, 28, was connected with fellow militants online using different
pseudonyms like Bandi Jibon and Nikhoj Alo, said SK Imran Hossain, Assistant Commissioner of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.
The CTTC official said, Asma had been secretly recruiting female members online for a long time after becoming head of the female wing.
Many operatives who had left their homes to join militant activities through her persuasion were arrested earlier, the official said. She was also linked online with top “Neo JMB” leaders including Islam Al Hindi, Abu Dujana and Abu Mohammad.
CTTC officials further said, Asma, accompanied by four to five unknown others, gathered at Kamalapur area on Tuesday as part of their plans to carry out destructive activities and destroying public property.
Moreover, a drive is underway to arrest Asma’s accomplices who are still on the run, they said.
A case was filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act with Motijheel Police Station in this regard.
A Dhaka court yesterday put arrested alleged chief of female militant group “Neo JMB”on a three-day remand. Earlier, the police produced her in the court with a ten-day remand prayer.
She was arrested from the city’s Kamalapur area on Tuesday afternoon. Asmani Khatun alias Asma, 28, was connected with fellow militants online using different
pseudonyms like Bandi Jibon and Nikhoj Alo, said SK Imran Hossain, Assistant Commissioner of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.
The CTTC official said, Asma had been secretly recruiting female members online for a long time after becoming head of the female wing.
Many operatives who had left their homes to join militant activities through her persuasion were arrested earlier, the official said. She was also linked online with top “Neo JMB” leaders including Islam Al Hindi, Abu Dujana and Abu Mohammad.
CTTC officials further said, Asma, accompanied by four to five unknown others, gathered at Kamalapur area on Tuesday as part of their plans to carry out destructive activities and destroying public property.
Moreover, a drive is underway to arrest Asma’s accomplices who are still on the run, they said.
A case was filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act with Motijheel Police Station in this regard.
