UNB, Dhaka :
Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested the alleged mastermind behind the attempt on the life of Madaripur college teacher Ripon Chakrawarty from
city’s Demra area on Thursday night. Tipped off, a team of CTTC conducted a drive in the area and arrested Khaled Saifullah in the night, said Deputy Commissioner (Media) of DMP Masudur Rahman. Briefing reporters, Manirul Islam, Additional Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police and chief of the CTTC, said they arrested Khaled Saifullah from Badsha Road in city’s Matuail area at around 10 pm.
During primary interrogation, Khaled said he is an active member of banned militant group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), said Manirul. Khaled is involved in promoting religious fundamentalism and encouraging JMB members in creating anarchy through secret killings across the country, said the CTTC chief.
Besides, Khaled also admitted that he bought four sharp weapons-two chapatti, one Chinese axe and one knife-at a cost of Tk 2700 from Puranbazar in Kamarpotti area of Madaripur district and those were used in the attack, he said. Detectives came to know about the plan after scrutinizing ‘telegram’ aps, which was installed Khaled mobile phone, Monirul Islam said.
Ripon Chakrabarty, a mathematics lecturer of Madaripur Government Naziumuddin College, was chopped by some assailants at his residence in the district town on June 15. A group of three miscreants knocked on the door of Ripon’s residence at College Road behind the college. As soon as the college teacher opened the door, the attackers started chopping him.
Locals caught Fahim while fleeing after the attack and handed him over to police.
Following the incident, SI Auyb Ali of Sadar Police Station filed a case accusing Golam Faizullah Fahim, Jahim, Mejbah, Raihan, Polash and Salim on June 17. Later a court placed Fahim, on a 10-day remand in connection with the murder attempt. On June 19, Golam Faizullah alias Fahim was killed in a reported gunfight between his associates and police at Miarchar in Sadar upazila.
Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested the alleged mastermind behind the attempt on the life of Madaripur college teacher Ripon Chakrawarty from
city’s Demra area on Thursday night. Tipped off, a team of CTTC conducted a drive in the area and arrested Khaled Saifullah in the night, said Deputy Commissioner (Media) of DMP Masudur Rahman. Briefing reporters, Manirul Islam, Additional Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police and chief of the CTTC, said they arrested Khaled Saifullah from Badsha Road in city’s Matuail area at around 10 pm.
During primary interrogation, Khaled said he is an active member of banned militant group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), said Manirul. Khaled is involved in promoting religious fundamentalism and encouraging JMB members in creating anarchy through secret killings across the country, said the CTTC chief.
Besides, Khaled also admitted that he bought four sharp weapons-two chapatti, one Chinese axe and one knife-at a cost of Tk 2700 from Puranbazar in Kamarpotti area of Madaripur district and those were used in the attack, he said. Detectives came to know about the plan after scrutinizing ‘telegram’ aps, which was installed Khaled mobile phone, Monirul Islam said.
Ripon Chakrabarty, a mathematics lecturer of Madaripur Government Naziumuddin College, was chopped by some assailants at his residence in the district town on June 15. A group of three miscreants knocked on the door of Ripon’s residence at College Road behind the college. As soon as the college teacher opened the door, the attackers started chopping him.
Locals caught Fahim while fleeing after the attack and handed him over to police.
Following the incident, SI Auyb Ali of Sadar Police Station filed a case accusing Golam Faizullah Fahim, Jahim, Mejbah, Raihan, Polash and Salim on June 17. Later a court placed Fahim, on a 10-day remand in connection with the murder attempt. On June 19, Golam Faizullah alias Fahim was killed in a reported gunfight between his associates and police at Miarchar in Sadar upazila.
