40 'land mines' recovered
The 'land mines' and the two boxes recovered yesterday from a pond at Aruakandi village in Jhenidah district.Photo: STAR
Police on Wednesday recovered forty 'land mines' that were probably brought by the occupation forces for use during the Liberation War in 1971. They recovered the mines from Aruakandi village under Sadar upazila. SI Abdur Rashid at Narikel Baria outpost said, one Moshiur Rahman of the village on Wednesday morning found two boxes near a pond. They were wrapped with polythene. At first he did not disclose it to others and took the two boxes to his house thinking there might be something precious in them. But after breaking those open he found a few bomb like things. He got afraid and told this to his neighbours. On information, police reached the spot at 9:30 pm and recovered the mines. After examination by the army it will be known whether they are active or not, Rashid said. Police Superintendent Rezaul Karim of Jhenidah said that the mines were probably used during the Liberation War in 1971. The Pakistani occupation forces might have thrown them in the pond of Aruakandi village, he said adding that the mines might be active and powerful. Experts will be able to say more after examination, he said.
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