Natore Police Outpost Looting Case
Main accused held after long 5 years
Police on Sunday evening arrested the main accused in Bamihal police outpost looting case from Bonpara bus stand while he was returning home from Sirajganj.
Arrestee Ismail Hossain, 38, is son of Azizul Islam of Bamihal village under Singra in the district.
On December 28, 2005 evening a few activists of outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist Party (Siraj Sikdar group) attacked Bamihal police outpost under Singra upazila in Natore.
They shot dead three Ansar members -- Abdul Aziz, Abdul Gafur and Abdul Momin -- and injured several others and looted at least 10 firearms and ammunition.
The arms and ammo include one sub machine-gun, one shot-gun, eight three-not-three rifles and 139 rifle bullets.
One of the outlaws was also killed when the Ansar members retaliated against the attack.
Police on the same night filed a case accusing 27 men in this connection with Singra police station. On April 30, 2010 they submitted a charge sheet before a Natore court against 23 accused.
Earlier police arrested six other accused in the last five years.
They are Golam Rabbani, son of Maholdi, Abdul Khaleh, son of Rais Uddin and Ayub Ali, son of Sahjahan Ali of Bamihal village, Razu, son of Mokshed Ali of Satardighi village under Singra upazila in the district and Amin alias Alamgir son of Abul Hossain of Babondighi village under Charghat upazila under Rajshahi and Belal, son of Rahim Uddin of Bochagang under Dinajpur. They are now in jail.
The attack on Bamihal police outpost took place when the district police administration was busy ensuring the security of the then prime minister Khaleda Zia, who went to Naldanga to address a public meeting.
At the camp, the outlaws destroyed all the wireless sets to disconnect radio communication with Natore and nearby police stations, and then left the place in a procession chanting slogans -- 'long live Maoism', and 'long live Siraj Sikdar'.
Fayezur Rahman, officer-in-charge in Singra police station said, on secret information, police took position near Bonpara bypass and arrested Azizul at about 7:00pm.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel.
Comments