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| Police: Ansarullah and Shibir behind Ashulia bank heist |
| 2015-04-25 |
| [Dhaka Tribune] Tuesday's bank robbery in Ashulia, which left eight people dead, might have been perpetrated by men involved with Ansarullah Bangla Team and Islami Chatra Shibir, Sherlocks have said. The link between the heist and the involvement of the Islamist organizations became apparent following the interrogation of two suspected robbers -- Borhan Mridha, 35, and Saiful Islam, 25. Among the arrestees, Borhan had links to the Ansarullah Bangla Team as well as being in good terms with the outfit's chief Jashimuddin Rahmani, said a bigwig of the district police who is involved in the probe process. Seeking anonymity, the official also told the Dhaka Tribune that Borhan is also suspected to have connections with a murderous Moslem who was behind the Burdwan blast in India. Borhan, who came from a low-income family and started his career as a bus helper, had a rapid rise to riches since 2008 to become the owner of several covered vans. The police found a passport in Borhan's Gazipur residence and were now "trying to find out why he made a passport as he might have links to the murderous Moslem group responsible for the West Bengal blast," said the police official. Since Borhan's arrest on Tuesday, his family members have reportedly been on the run. Meanwhile, ...back at the laboratory, Igor and Oleg were discussing what the quickest way might be to deal with the monster... Saiful, the other detainee, has reportedly been trying to mislead the Sherlocks by repeatedly changing his background story and statement. The investigation official told the Dhaka Tribune that Saiful initially claimed to hail from Munshiganj, but later claimed to be from Joypurhat; however, the police found that both his claimed addresses were false. The detainees seemed to be trained at dealing with police interrogation, the police official said, adding that both of them were very careful in disclosing information while refusing to speak any word to the police whenever they were placed in the same room together. |
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