Australia knife attacker’s sister ‘attacks’ Dhaka cop

Dhaka Metropolitan Police have arrested the sister of the Australia’s “IS-inspired knife attack” suspect Momena Shoma for allegedly attacking a policeman in Mirpur of Dhaka and for her involvement with banned militant outfit Neo-JMB.

Asmaul Husna alias Shumona was held from her Mirpur residence after she allegedly attacked a policeman with a knife when a police team went there for investigating the terror charges brought against Momena Shoma in Australia, said Masudur Rahman, deputy commissioner (media) of DMP.

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Following the arrest, Shumona, 22, admitted to her involvement with Neo-JMB in primary interrogation, Masudur said.

A laptop, one knife and two mobile phones were also seized from the house, the official said.

On February 10, Momena Shoma, 24, was charged with stabbing a man in the neck while he slept in Melbourne in what Australian police described as an “Islamic State-inspired” attack.

Police arrested her from the scene after the incident in the city's north on Friday (February 9) afternoon.