Death row war criminal arrested in Savar
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Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested Khan Rokanuzzaman, a Satkhira based death-row fugitive war criminal, from Savar on the outskirts of the capital city.
Rokanuzzaman, 72, of Satkhira Sadar upazila, was sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on 24 March in 2022.
On a tip-off, a team of RAB-2 conducted a drive in Savar on Saturday afternoon and arrested Rokanuzzaman, senior ASP (media) of RAB-2 Shihab Karim told BSS on Sunday.
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He said along with awarding death sentence to Rokanuzzaman, the ICT-1 also issued a warrant against him. But Rokanuzzaman was on the run, Shihab added.
Rokanuzzaman has been produced before the court after primary interrogation, the RAB official said.
