[Bangla Daily Star] Detained former BNP state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar was sent to Dhaka central jail yesterday after 12 days' remand in the August 21 grenade attack case.Investigation Officer of the case Abdul Kahar Akand produced Babar before the Metropolitan Magistrate's Court on expiry of the former minister's remand in the third phase.
Babar gave vital information about the grenade attack, sources of grenades, 10-truck arms haul in Chittagong and other militant attacks in the country, said Kahar, also senior assistant superintendent of police of Criminal Investigation Department.
"Information given by Babar is being verified and he should be kept in jail until the investigation is completed," he said.
He also said they might need to remand Babar, one of the patrons of the attackers, further.
The IO told the court that they arrested some militant leaders acting on information obtained from Babar.
Babar admitted that he exerted pressure on law enforcers not to arrest Harkatul Jihad al Islami chief Mufti Abdul Hannan, the main accused in the plot to assassinate Sheikh Hasina in 2000, CID said.
During interrogation, Huji founder Moulana Sheikh Abdus Salam and its leader Abdul Majid said Babar and grenade supplier Moulana Tajuddin, brother of former BNP deputy minister Abdus Salam Pintu, had business relations, it said.
Babar also helped Tajuddin to leave the country, CID added.
The court sent Babar, shown arrested on October 26 in the case, to jail rejecting his bail prayer.