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| Bangladesh |
| 10 grenades seized |
| 2009-10-13 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] Rab recovered 10 Arges grenades during a drive in a bordering village of Sherpur Sunday night and arrested three people including two tribal youths in this connection. The grenades were similar to those used at the Awami League rally at Bangabandhu Avenue in 2004, and might have been intended for use in subversive activities. The arrestees are Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, 36, of Panbar village, tribal Pang Vang Sangma, 37, and Nipin Sangma, 25, of Chhota Gajni village under Jhenaigati in Sherpur. Commander Abul Kalam Azad, director of the Legal and Media Wing of Rapid Action Battalion, said yesterday at a press briefing in the Rab Headquarters that Rab-1 personnel recovered 10 Arges-84 grenades during a raid on Rafiqul Islam's house around 11:50pm and arrested Rafiqul. On information from Rafiqul, they arrested the two others, he added. A Rab member told The Daily Star that an informer was earlier set to glean information. He made a deal with Rafiqul of purchasing Arges grenades at Tk 50,000 each. Following the deal, Rafiqul informed the informer that he had 10 grenades with him. It took around a month to trap the grenade traffickers, the Rab personnel said. In preliminary interrogation, Rafiqul told the Rab that the tribal youths supplied the grenades to him, Azad said. The tribal youths might have collected the grenades from separatists in neighbouring countries, he added. Azad said, "Rab personnel are investigating to find out whether the criminals have militancy links". He however declined to elaborate for the shake of investigation. Locals knew the arrestees as day labourers, Azad said. |
| Posted by:Fred |