War criminal suspect arrested in Cumilla
The suspect, who hails from Satkhira, had been staying at a relative's house in Cumilla for a long time
Suspected war criminal Md Abu Bakkar Siddique with members of RAB. Photo: TBS
A suspected war criminal, for whom the International Crimes Tribunal-1 issued an arrest warrant, has been arrested in Cumilla.
A team of RAB-11 arrested him from the Dakshin upazila of the district on Sunday (12 May) night, said Mahmudul Hasan, deputy director of RAB-11 during a press conference in Cumilla on Monday (13 May).
The arrested, Md Abu Bakkar Siddique, 80, is a resident of the Uttar Kadamtala village in Satkhira's Shyamnagar thana. He was staying at a relative's house in Cumilla for a long time, said Mahmudul Hasan.
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He added that Abu Bakkar has been handed over to Satkhira's Shyamnagar police station so that they can carry out further legal proceedings.
