‘ABT member’ arrested in Chattogram

Police arrested a suspected member of the banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team along with a firearm from Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram in the early hours of Saturday.

Mojaher Uddin alias Rajib, 33, was arrested near gate no-2 of Chittagong Chemical complex near Barabkunda Bazar of the upazila.  

Police also recovered a firearm and two rounds of bullet from his possession, said Tofail Ahmed, officer-in-charge (OC) of Sitakunda model police station, on Sunday.

“There are five cases against Mojaher. One case was filed against him under the Anti-Terrorism Act at Motijheel police station, another at Rajshahi’s Puthia police station under the Anti-Narcotics Act, and another at Sitakunda police station under the Arms Act,” Tofail Ahmed said.

Police also said Mojaher came to Sitakhunda from Dhaka one and a half months ago and committed robberies in different places.