Top outlaw held, SMG recovered in Pabna

2 May 2007, 18:00 PM

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a front ranking leader of outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-red flag) Kafil Mostafa, 52, from the capital on Monday.

Kafil was arrested from Mirpur Section-1 and brought to Pabna Rab camp for interrogation. He was handed over to police, who produced him before a court yesterday. The court placed him on five days' remand, police said.

Kafil is the son of Sheikh Nazir Uddin Ahmed of Char Balarampur village in Pabna Sadar upazilla.

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Kafil is a central leader of PBCP and contemporary of Kamrul Islam Master, founder of outlawed party, police said.

Acting on his confession, the elite force recovered some firearms including an SLR, an SMG and 17 bullets by digging earth at Pirpur Primary School ground early morning Tuesday.

Rab sources said more such arms might be under the possession of PBCP outlaws.

Police said law enforcers in the district, joined by joint forces, have launched a vigorous drive in different areas of the district to arrest outlaws and recover firearms.