The police’s suspicion was based on the interrogation of the arrested accused – Najiur Rehman Powell (22) alias Joyram Byapari, Mikel Khan alias SK Sabbir (30) and Rabiul Islam (22), who claimed to be Salim Munshi, a resident of Haridevpur. were in contact with. He passed himself off as an umbrella and fruit trader and kept changing his address, moving from one rented house to another, but never left Haridevpur for the past decade and a half. The scribe is missing. It was Munshi who arranged rooms for Pavel, Sabbir and Islam, whom he introduced as his “friend of Murshidabad”, raising concerns that he would have ensured safe passage for others. JMB The extremist police said that one of the three was a relative of Munshi.
Investigations revealed that another “linkman”, SK Shakeel, had promised to get Aadhaar cards for all three. Shakeel has also gone missing. “It is certain that the three arrested persons have received help at the local level,” an STF official said. “Every phone number recorded in a seizure diary is being checked.” jihadi The literature is mostly in Bengali, suggesting that activities were limited. Bengal.
Though those arrested said that they had been staying there for 45 days, locals said that at least it had been more than eight months for Shabbir. “He claims to have been here since June but many people have seen him for a long time,” claimed Jan Mohammed, a local resident. Sabbir was a social media expert, his primary job was recruiting and arranging funds. “He will always be online,” said an official.
Powell was a relative of JMB ideologue al-Amin, who was currently in Bangladesh’s Kashimpur jail with JMB commander Nahid Tasneem.
Police said the accused had come to Kolkata with two purposes: to raise funds and expand the organisation. “Many JMB leaders are in jail in Bangladesh and the gang needs money to release them. We are questioning the arrested people whether they were planning a strike,” said an official. Bangladesh Counter Terrorism had said that in April, the main JMB had set up a dacoity wing to raise funds. The STF said it was questioning Pavel to see if he had tracked the robbery.
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