Mirpur mosque khadem arrested
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) yesterday arrested the khadem (caretaker) of a Mirpur mosque in the capital and seized a pistol from the mosque's safe.
Raiding the Rinekhola Mosque at around 1:30pm, Rab members seized a USA-made pistol and seven bullets, and arrested khadem Ekramul Islam Milon.
Following information from Ebaidul and Quaiyum, arrested in connection with the murder of businessman Aftab Uddin in Mirpur, a Rab team seized the firearm from the safe of the mosque, Lt Col Badrul Ahsan of Rab-4 said.
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