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How did a jailed Bangladeshi militant end up in Delhi?
Arifur Rahman RabbiMd Sanaul Islam Tipu
Published at 01:17 AM September 22, 2017
Last updated at 07:25 AM September 22, 2017
File Photo: Samiun Rahman alias Ibne Hadan being taken to the DB office after his arrest in Dhaka on September 28, 2014Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune
Samiun was arrested in Dhaka for trying to recruit members for international militant organisations Islamic State and the Nusra Brigade
Police are clueless as to how Samiun Rahman alias Ibne Hadan, the British militant recruiter who was arrested in Dhaka three years ago, managed to get out of Bangladesh when his passport had been seized by police.
The 31-year-old British citizen of Bangladesh origin, who received bail only in April this year, was arrested by Indian law enforcement authorities in Delhi on Sunday.
Police said they were now working to find out if the militant arrested in Delhi is the same as the suspect arrested in Dhaka.
If they are the same person, police will look into how he was granted bail and left the country.
The Detective Branch of police arrested Samiun in Kamalapur, Dhaka on September 28, 2014. He was granted bail by the High Court in April.
Police believe he crossed over to India illegally, sources told the Dhaka Tribune.
Meanwhile, the Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crimes (CTTC) unit of police, who investigate all militancy-related cases in the country, said they had not been notified of Samiun’s bail.
“If a high-profile militant or suspect receives bail, we are supposed to be informed of that. But in this case, we did not receive any such information,” CTTC chief Monirul Islam told the Dhaka Tribune on Thursday night.
“We are also working to confirm if the militant arrested in Delhi is the same person as the militant our law enforcement authority picked up in Dhaka in 2014,” he added.
Samiun was arrested in Dhaka for trying to recruit members for international militant organisations Islamic State and the Nusra Brigade, also known as al-Nusra Front.
He came to Bangladesh on February 25, 2014 and set up base to gather fighters to send to Syria for a so-called jihad.
Before Bangladesh, he had visited Syria, Turkey and Morocco with the same mission.
He was actively trying to recruit militant operatives for Islamic State and al-Nusra Front in Sylhet, Habiganj and Dhaka districts, the Detective Branch said following his arrest.
Detectives received the information from two suspected members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), Asif Adnan and Fazle Elahi, who had been arrested in Dhaka only four days before Samiun.
Asif and Fazle were also the first to inform the Detective Branch that Samiun, inspired by al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri’s plan to expand the terrorist organisation’s operations in South Asia, had been trying to set up an international militancy network named al-Qaeda in the Indian Sub-continent (AQIS) in Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Court sources said Samiun had petitioned a lower court for bail once before, but it was rejected.
Police also submitted charge sheet against him before a trial court.
Samiun also petitioned the High Court to quash the case against him, filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act 2009, which is currently on trial.
In India, he was allegedly setting up base in Delhi, Mizoram and Manipur to radicalise and recruit young Muslims to wage a war against India and Myanmar, reported the Times of India.
“He was setting up a base in Delhi and two northeastern states and preparing the recruits to carry out strikes in India and fight the Myanmar army,” said Deputy Commissioner Pramod Kushwah of Special Cell, Delhi police.
“He was being assisted by al-Qaeda cadre in Delhi, Hazaribagh and other places in India, who are being identified.”
Saimun was carrying a voter ID card carrying the name of Shumon Haq, a resident of Kishanganj, Bihar when he was arrested, Kushwah said.
During interrogation, Samiun revealed to the Delhi police that he had crossed over to India in July this year, and his task was to raise funds and incite youths to fight for the cause of Rohingya Muslims and facilitate their entry into Myanmar from northeastern states, the Times of India reported.
http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/crime/2017/09/22/militant-samiun-leave-country/
Arifur Rahman RabbiMd Sanaul Islam Tipu
Published at 01:17 AM September 22, 2017
Last updated at 07:25 AM September 22, 2017
File Photo: Samiun Rahman alias Ibne Hadan being taken to the DB office after his arrest in Dhaka on September 28, 2014Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune
Samiun was arrested in Dhaka for trying to recruit members for international militant organisations Islamic State and the Nusra Brigade
Police are clueless as to how Samiun Rahman alias Ibne Hadan, the British militant recruiter who was arrested in Dhaka three years ago, managed to get out of Bangladesh when his passport had been seized by police.
The 31-year-old British citizen of Bangladesh origin, who received bail only in April this year, was arrested by Indian law enforcement authorities in Delhi on Sunday.
Police said they were now working to find out if the militant arrested in Delhi is the same as the suspect arrested in Dhaka.
If they are the same person, police will look into how he was granted bail and left the country.
The Detective Branch of police arrested Samiun in Kamalapur, Dhaka on September 28, 2014. He was granted bail by the High Court in April.
Police believe he crossed over to India illegally, sources told the Dhaka Tribune.
Meanwhile, the Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crimes (CTTC) unit of police, who investigate all militancy-related cases in the country, said they had not been notified of Samiun’s bail.
“If a high-profile militant or suspect receives bail, we are supposed to be informed of that. But in this case, we did not receive any such information,” CTTC chief Monirul Islam told the Dhaka Tribune on Thursday night.
“We are also working to confirm if the militant arrested in Delhi is the same person as the militant our law enforcement authority picked up in Dhaka in 2014,” he added.
Samiun was arrested in Dhaka for trying to recruit members for international militant organisations Islamic State and the Nusra Brigade, also known as al-Nusra Front.
He came to Bangladesh on February 25, 2014 and set up base to gather fighters to send to Syria for a so-called jihad.
Before Bangladesh, he had visited Syria, Turkey and Morocco with the same mission.
He was actively trying to recruit militant operatives for Islamic State and al-Nusra Front in Sylhet, Habiganj and Dhaka districts, the Detective Branch said following his arrest.
Detectives received the information from two suspected members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), Asif Adnan and Fazle Elahi, who had been arrested in Dhaka only four days before Samiun.
Asif and Fazle were also the first to inform the Detective Branch that Samiun, inspired by al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri’s plan to expand the terrorist organisation’s operations in South Asia, had been trying to set up an international militancy network named al-Qaeda in the Indian Sub-continent (AQIS) in Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Court sources said Samiun had petitioned a lower court for bail once before, but it was rejected.
Police also submitted charge sheet against him before a trial court.
Samiun also petitioned the High Court to quash the case against him, filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act 2009, which is currently on trial.
In India, he was allegedly setting up base in Delhi, Mizoram and Manipur to radicalise and recruit young Muslims to wage a war against India and Myanmar, reported the Times of India.
“He was setting up a base in Delhi and two northeastern states and preparing the recruits to carry out strikes in India and fight the Myanmar army,” said Deputy Commissioner Pramod Kushwah of Special Cell, Delhi police.
“He was being assisted by al-Qaeda cadre in Delhi, Hazaribagh and other places in India, who are being identified.”
Saimun was carrying a voter ID card carrying the name of Shumon Haq, a resident of Kishanganj, Bihar when he was arrested, Kushwah said.
During interrogation, Samiun revealed to the Delhi police that he had crossed over to India in July this year, and his task was to raise funds and incite youths to fight for the cause of Rohingya Muslims and facilitate their entry into Myanmar from northeastern states, the Times of India reported.
http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/crime/2017/09/22/militant-samiun-leave-country/