SWAT begins operation at C'nawabganj ‘militant den’
Published : 26 Apr 2017, 19:20
- Gunshots fired from both sides
- Four including two children inside
- Restriction on gathering of people
-Swat arrives at the scence
-Section 144 clamped in the area
Lawmen began an operation at a suspected militant hideout in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj this evening.
Heavy sounds of gunshots and explosions were heard from the cordoned-off house in Shibnagar village after SWAT members started the anti-militancy drive around 6:44pm, said Abdul Mannan, additional deputy commissioner of Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit.
The one-storied house in Shibnagar village under Mobarakpur union was under siege since dawn. The residents of the house were asked to surrender peacefully, but they did not respond.
Police fired five blank shots to warn the militants inside and were evacuating locals to safety, Habibur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Shibganj Police Station said.
Gomstapur circle police Superintendent Mainul Islam said that a shot was fired on lawmen from the house. However, none of the lawmen were injured thus far as reported.
Restriction on gathering of people – Section 144 – has been slapped on the area since 6:00am, Shafiqul Islam, Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Shibganj said.
Meanwhile, a team of Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) has reached the spot, our correspondent reports from the spot.
Gomstapur circle police Superintendent Mainul Islam said there could be four people inside the house including a militant named Abu, his wife and two children.
Our Chapainawabganj correspondent reports quoting locals, the house was rented free of cost to one Abu, 30. One Saidur Rahman, 75, owner of the house, gave him the living quarters.
According to Abu’s mother Fulsana Begum, his full name is Rafiqul Islam. He is married to one Sumaiya Begum and is the father of two daughters Nuri, 8, and Majida, 6.
He studied in a madrassa and was married nine years ago.
Source: thedailystar