4 militants held in city for stabbing blogger Asif
Dhaka, Apr 1 (UNB)-Detective Branch of Police arrested four suspected Islamic militants from different areas in the capital on Sunday night on charge of attacking and injuring blogger Asif Mohiddin.
Blogger Asif Mohiuddin was stabbed allegedly by Islamic militants at Uttara on January 14.
A case was filed with Uttara West police station the following day in this connection. DB police started investigation into the case alongside Uttara West thana police.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of DB police, led by ADC Moshiur Rahman, conducted simultaneous drives in the city’s Mirpur, Jatrabari and Dhaka university areas on Sunday night and arrested Sad Al Nahid, 24, Kawser, 26, Kamal, 23, and Kamal, 28.
During preliminary interrogation, the arrested youths reportedly revealed that they are members of a militant group and they had planned to kill Asif as he posted anti-Islamic write-ups on the blog.
They attacked Asif and indiscriminately stabbed him in a bid to kill him but he was saved luckily, they said.
The detained youths had a plan to kill a number of listed bloggers and exiled Bangladeshi woman writer Taslima Nasrin, who is now staying in India, ADC Moshiur said.
Blogger Asif Mohiuddin was stabbed allegedly by Islamic militants at Uttara on January 14.
A case was filed with Uttara West police station the following day in this connection. DB police started investigation into the case alongside Uttara West thana police.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of DB police, led by ADC Moshiur Rahman, conducted simultaneous drives in the city’s Mirpur, Jatrabari and Dhaka university areas on Sunday night and arrested Sad Al Nahid, 24, Kawser, 26, Kamal, 23, and Kamal, 28.
During preliminary interrogation, the arrested youths reportedly revealed that they are members of a militant group and they had planned to kill Asif as he posted anti-Islamic write-ups on the blog.
They attacked Asif and indiscriminately stabbed him in a bid to kill him but he was saved luckily, they said.
The detained youths had a plan to kill a number of listed bloggers and exiled Bangladeshi woman writer Taslima Nasrin, who is now staying in India, ADC Moshiur said.
Courtesy: UNB Connect
