UNB, Sylhet :
Two of the four bodies of militants, found at militant den ‘Atia Mahal’ at Shibbari in Dakkhin Surma upazila on Monday, are presumed to be of Morjina and Kawser Ali.
A source at Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP), requesting anonymity, said two of the militants rented the house introducing themselves as Morjina and Kawser. Morjina also submitted a copy of her national ID card. However, police are now verifying their identities. Meanwhile, a four-member medical team, led by Dr Shamsul Alam, of Osmani Medical College and Hospital, started the autopsy of the two militants, including the woman, around 12:15pm. Besides, the army commandoes recovered the bodies of two other suspected militants from the building in the morning.
Later, a bomb disposal unit removed suicidal vest from their bodies, said Rokon Uddin, additional commissioner of the SMP. The process for handing over the bodies to police is underway, he said. The bodies of the four militants, including three of men and one of a woman, were found at the militant den on Monday evening. Two of the bodies were handed over to police.
The Army-led operation, ‘Operation Twilight’, began on Saturday morning although police launched the raid on the militant den early Friday.
