[Bangla Daily Star] Police arrested six operatives of Islamist outfit Hizbut Tawhid including a female Saturday night after they beat up at least 20 locals of Kushtia town. Sound like either pretty tough operatives or Kushtia's populated by namby wimps.
The arrestees are Siddik Ali, 32, Hossain Ali, 25, Alyea Begum, 19, Ruhul Amin, 22, Abul Hasan, 20, and Shafiqul Islam, 23. They were taken to Kushtia Police Station for interrogation while the injured locals were admitted to a clinic in the town.
"So how'd youse guyz manage to beat up 20 people?"
"It wudn't us guyz! It wuz her!"
"That's a girl?"
According to police, a group of Hizbut Tawhid men gathered at its district office in the town to hold a secret meeting.
"Outta the way, locals! We're holding a secret meeting!"
They started a fight with some locals who challenged their identity.
"This is our territory! Who the hell're youse to hold a secret meeting here?"
At one stage the Hizbut men attacked the locals with hammers and left the scene.
"Look out! She's got a hammer!"
"Aaaaiiieee!"
On information, police rushed to the spot and took the wounded to a nearby clinic. Police in an overnight drive arrested the six from different parts of the town.
"Into the paddy wagon wit' yez!"
Officer-in-Charge of Kushtia Police Station Asaduzzaman told journalists that the arrestees had admitted their link with the organisation but claimed not to be involved in any militant activities.
"No, no! Certainly not!"