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| JMB leaders used cellphones in jail |
| 2014-02-25 |
| [Dhaka Tribune] The three top JMB leaders who had been whisked off a prison van on Sunday on their way to Mymensingh from the jail in Gazipur had mobile phones inside their prison to communicate with other JMB men outside, sources said. The JMB men criminal masterminded their escape while being in jail by keeping a regular connection with their cohorts that took part in the operation. A section of coppers are suspected to be involved in the operation and planning while questions have also been raised on the poor security measures as the hardened JMB cadres were being taken to Mymensingh from Gazipur. Police, Rab and Jail sources said the cadres, who took part in operation, were the JMB operatives and two of the three microbuses used in the operation were purchased recently at Tk21 lakh from the capital. Three members of Majlish-e-Sura, the highest decision making body of JMB -- Salauddin Salehin, Rakib Hasan Rasel and Saidul Islam, alias Boma Mizan -- were taken away from the prison van on their way to a Mymensingh court, killing a policeman Sunday morning. Within six hours of whisking away of the JMB men, Rakib had been re-incarcerated Book 'im, Mahmoud! in Shafipur. He also died in a reported shootout between police and a gang of criminals early yesterday. Besides, two of the microbuses used in the operation were recovered by arresting three other JMB men, including a driver of one of the microbuses, Zakariya Himel, his wife Swapna Begum and another JMB man Anwar Hossain, alias Rasel. Talking to the Dhaka Tribune, Hasibul Alam, acting superintendent of police (SP) of Tangail district, admitted that the JMB turbans had their own mobile phones inside their prison cells and prison van for keeping communication with the other JMB men. The acting SP, however, said: "So far we have come to know that those three JMB cadres had been supplied with a mini-size cellphone of a company for keeping regular contact with their fellows." Asked, the acting SP said the mobile phone had been supplied to them when they were taken to a Dhaka court in connection with their court appearance for one of the cases, but he failed to specify when the cellphones were supplied. "During primary interrogation Zakaria Himel disclosed their plan to carry out the operation and the ways of how they maintained communication," said Hasibul Alam. He said: "Zakariya hails from Chapainawabganj and he is an active JMB operative, who played key role in the operation." "Zakariya helped purchase the two of three microbuses used in the operation at Tk21 lakh from 'Car Hut' in front of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, he said, adding that one of the microbuses was purchased only four days before the operation and another around two weeks ago." Replying to a query, SP Hasibul Alam said those who launched the operation to whisk off the three JMB leaders and carried out attack in Mirjapur where Rakib Hasan Rasel was killed were also JMB cadres. Col Ziaul Ahsan, additional director general of Rab, agreed with the Tangail SP, saying, "We suspect that the attackers were JMB cadres." However, by candlelight every wench is handsome... officials of the High Security Jail and Kashimpur 1 prison denied the claim of SP Hasibul Alam and they traded blame between each other. They said police were trying to cover up their failure by shifting blame on the jail authorities. "There is no scope of keeping any mobile phone inside the jail. We keep a close watch so that nobody can use mobile phone," said Abdur Razzak, senior superintendent of the High Security Jail. Jamil Ahmed Chowdhury, senior superintendent of Kashimpur 1 Jail, added: "It was a foul mouthed tirade that the JMB leaders had their own phone inside the jail." Meanwhile, ...back at the Council of Boskone, Helmuth ordered the entire 614th quadrant searched. The Green Lensman must be found!... the committees formed to probe the role of police in connection with the fleeing of three JMB cadres started their activities yesterday. Additional Deputy Inspector General of Police (Dhaka Range) Faruq Hossain, chief of one of the probe committees, told the Dhaka Tribune they already started investigation into the incident. Asked why only three coppers were assigned for escorting such hardened JMB cadres, the police officer said: "We are carrying out investigation, paying highest attention to the question." "We are verifying whether police in Gazipur had negligence or had their involvement in the fleeing of those prisoners." |
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