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| More BDR mutineers spotted |
| 2010-04-28 |
| After scanning the video footage of BDR mutiny at Pilkhana, Criminal Investigation Department investigators confirmed another BDR sepoy's involvement and he was brought to CID headquarters from Thakurgaon yesterday, CID sources said. The BDR jawan, sepoy Billal Hossain, 20, had been working undisturbed at Rifles Battalion-20 headquarters in Thakurgaon since the bloody mutiny that left 74 people including 57 Army officials killed. Additional Superintendent of Police Abdul Kahar Akand of CID, also the main investigation officer, told The Daily Star, “Billal was arrested as he was found in the thick of action with firearms in the video footage captured by media people.' “Recently we have arrested a number of BDR members from Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Sylhet and Khagrachhari and several others will be arrested soon from different districts,' said Kahar Akand. CID has arrested 2251 BDR members and 34 civilians in connection with the Pilkhana mutiny case so far. Of them 2267 were remanded while 539 gave confessional statements before the magistrates. |
| Posted by:Steve White |