5 ‘JMB millitants’ held in Habiganj

Law enforcers have claimed to arrest five alleged members of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in Habiganj Sadar upazila.

A team of Rapid Action Battalion arrested five active JMB members in Dighalbag area of Narayanpur last night, our correspondent reports quoting Md Moniruzzaman, additional superintendent of police of Rab-9.

The arrestees are Haji Md Abdul Kuddus, 52, Md Ruhul Amin, 26, Md Nazrul Islam, 40, Md Abdun Nur, 38, and Abul Kalam, 50, all hailing from the Sadar upazila.

The Rab-9 team also recovered huge amount of books on Jihad and anti-state leaflets from their possession, Moniruzzaman also said.

The arrestees were handed over to Habiganj Sadar Police Station.

In primary investigation, the five revealed their plans to aggravate law and order and create anarchy on the occasion of Victory Day, the additional SP added.