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| 6 suspected militants arrested in Faridpur |
| 2009-08-02 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] Police arrested six militant suspects at Chandmari in Faridpur district on Friday and Saturday due to their alleged involvement with an Islamic outfit. The arrestees are disciples of Abdul Majid, a teacher of Char Fashion Government College in Bhola. He leads the Islamic organisation named Kalimaya-e-Jamaat. Rezaul Karim, 25, of Pukuria in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur, and Samsuddin, 28, of Bhovovodri village in Begumgonj upazila of Noakhali were arrested by Kotwali police on Friday night. Acting on information extracted from these two arrestees, Murad Hossain, 24, Mohammad Sohel, 18, Yaad Ali, 24, and Mohammad Osman, 20, were arrested yesterday. Earlier, locals informed police that these six youths used to come to their residence after every 10-12 days of their disappearance. Of these arrestees, Samsuddin completed master of management from Tongi Government College. He said he went to Faridpur to persuade people to join their organisation on instructions of their pir (saint). Majid is a charge-sheeted accused of 17 August, 2005 series bombing case. He said he was falsely implicated in the case and he is on bail now. Majid, who completed his master's degree from Mymensingh Agricultural University, also claimed that he has around 400 to 450 disciples across the country and they are not involved in any illegal activities. |
| Posted by:Fred |