Police arrested three operatives of militant outfit neo-JMB, including Abdus Samad alias Arif Mamu alias Ashique, one of its founders, in the city’s Mohakhali area of Dhaka on Wednesday night.
Based on secret information, a team of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) conducted a drive here and detained the trio along with firearms and ammunitions, UNB reports.
Police also recovered one pistol, five ammunitions and 200 detonators from the spot, said Masudur Rahman, deputy commissioner (Media) of DMP.
The details of the detainees will be disclosed later at a press briefing at DMP media centre, Masud added.
