Case against JMB Cadres
Arrest warrants against 3 Rab men for skipping court as witnesses
Arrest warrants have been issued against three Rab men for skipping a court as witnesses of a case filed by the elite force against two members of outlawed Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).
Additional District and Sessions Judge's Court, Dinajpur, issued the warrants for arrest of Md Asraful Alam, Md Arif and Md Shahin of Rab-5 of Joypurhat on Tuesday afternoon, court sources said.
The court also directed the Rab headquarters to execute the order and produced the three before it (court).
On December 3, 2008, a Rab team raided the house of Md Shahidul Islam, 55, a member of JMB, at Kasigari village under Ghoraghat upazila of Dinajpur and arrested him with bomb making materials, books on jihad and leaflets.
On the basis of his statement, members of the elite force arrested Rafiqul Islam, a military commander (Northern region) of the outfit, from Chapainawabganj.
Later, a case was filed against the JMB men with Ghoraghat Police Station under Anti-Terrorism Act. Rab members Asraful, also the complainant, Arif and Shahin have been made witnesses of the case.
Court sources said the accused JMB members Shahidul and Rafiq were produced in the court and later sent to Dinajpur Jail as the witnesses were absent.
The court fixed July 4 for hearing of the case.
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