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| Jubo Dal arsonist describes attack in Hathazari |
| 2015-03-12 |
| [Dhaka Tribune] A detained Jubo Dal activist has reportedly described to the police how he and a group of arsonists attacked an autorickshaw in Hathazari on March 4 -- causing the deaths of two people inside the vehicle. Following his arrest from Hathazari on Tuesday night, Emran Hossain, 27, also provided a confessional statement yesterday before the court of Chittagong Judicial Magistrate Ishrat Jahan under section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code. Police sources told the Dhaka Tribune that during initial interrogation, Emran also named Jasim -- a Jubo Dal leader in Hathazari's Burir Pukur Par area -- as the person orchestrating the attack on behalf of other big shots of the BNP's youth wing. Emran claimed that as per Jasim's instructions, he went to Napiter Pukur Par area in Charia union on the evening of March 4. "When I reached there, I saw local Jubo Dal activists Kamal, Ahad, Jamshed, Rahim, Iqbal, Jahed, Arif, Saiful, Imran, Sabbir, Nur Islam and five to six others holding a meeting," police sources quoted Emran as saying. "At the meeting, Jasim told us that Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal central leaders ordered to torch vehicles by hurling petrol bombs. "Four of us were given petrol bombs and the rest were holding sticks. From a bridge in the area, we targeted a goods-laden truck, but the petrol bombs missed it as the vehicle sped away. Later, we hit a CNG-run autorickshaw with petrol bombs. "I saw two to three people in the vehicle shouting for help as they were engulfed in flames; I fled but I could not forgive myself for such a heinous job," Emran said. "I heard the news about the deaths of two burn victims [day labourer Ranjit Nath, 30, and autorickshaw driver Md Saber, 28] through media, while I visited the hospital when Saber died," the detained Jubo Dal activist added. The two victims received critical injuries in the attack on March 4; Ranjit died the following night and Saber died on March 10. Chittagong district's Additional Superintendent of Police (North) Mostafijur Rahman said: "There were 15 people present during the attack, while Emran mentioned 12 names. He told us he can identify the others if he sees them." The police official added that 19 people have so far been tossed in the clink Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'! in connection with the arson attack. |
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