Five activists of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), including the detained son of its executed chief Shaikh Abdur Rahman, made an unsuccessful attempt to escape from Comilla District Jail last night. Local sources said Shaikh's son Nabil Rahman and four other detained militants tried to flee. And two of them, Nabil and Shakil Mohammad Galib, managed to scale over the eastern wall of the jail at 8:25pm. "But locals and jail police chased them down and caught them shortly after the jailbreak," an eyewitness said.The jail guards captured the three other militants, Rangila, Redwan and M Ashraful Alam, on their attempt to go over the jail wall after Nabil and Shakil. "The militants beat up five jail police indiscriminately in a bid to make their way out of the jail," a police official said.
Critically injured in the assault, Pranab Acharjee, Ramjan and Khairul were taken to Comilla Medical College Hospital. Two other injured were identified as Anwar and Sobhan. They were also taken to hospital for treatment. Comilla Deputy Commissioner (DC) M Manjurur Rahman, confirming the incident, said necessary actions were being taken. A two-member committee comprising Home Ministry Joint secretary Mostafizur Rahman and Comilla Additional District Magistrate Rafiqul Islam was formed to investigate the jailbreak attempt.
Soon after the incident, police stopped traffic on all roads near the jail. DC Manjurur, Comilla Superintendent of Police Meer Shahidul Islam and officials of the joint forces visited the jail immediately after the incident.
Six top JMB militants, including its supremo Abdur Rahman and his deputy Bangla Bhai, were executed at four different jails on March 29 this year for killing two Jhalakathi judges. Of the top militants, Shaikh was executed at this jail, where his son Nabil is now imprisoned.