Case filed over recovery of bomb in Savar, 6-7 accused

A case has been filed in connection with the recovery of a powerful pressure cooker bomb in the Sadhapur area of Savar, Dhaka. The case names six to seven unidentified individuals as accused.

Sub-Inspector (SI) Imran Hossain, in-charge of the Bhabanipur police outpost, filed the case at the Savar Model Police Station on Thursday morning.

Savar Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Saiful Alam confirmed the matter to the media.

Police stated that on Wednesday, a powerful pressure cooker bomb wrapped in black tape was spotted lying in an open field near a mosque in the Sadhapur area of Savar. Upon receiving the information, law enforcement personnel rushed to the scene and brought the area under security coverage. Later, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s bomb disposal unit arrived at the location and neutralized the device.

Earlier, law enforcement agencies reported receiving information that the banned militant organization Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) had been carrying out bomb-making activities after renting a house in Savar using fake identities.

Starting Tuesday (August 11) evening, the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit conducted a drive in the Dakhshin Shyampur area of Tetuljhora Union in Savar. Prior to that, a man named Arif was detained from the Hemayetpur area along with a bag.

Law enforcement reported that searching Arif’s bag yielded six specially concealed pipe bombs and various types of chemical substances. Subsequent interrogation of the detainee led to information about a house in Dakhshin Shyampur.

Based on that information, a raid on the house led to the recovery of an additional nine pipe bombs, gunpowder, cyanide, and various bomb-making materials. The bomb disposal unit later deactivated all 15 recovered pipe bombs.

According to local sources, a family rented a ground-floor room from the landlord, Abdul Jalil, on August 2 of this month. They began living there starting the next day. The landlord's family claimed that the tenants had concealed their true identities while renting the residence.

Ilma, the landlord's daughter, stated that a man named Abbas Ali and another person initially came to rent the place. They introduced themselves as a husband and wife with a family. They had claimed that one of them would work as a driver and the other would work at a local school teaching children.

Since they claimed they would live there with their family, the landlord had no suspicions about them. Later, the recovery of a massive cache of explosives and bomb-making equipment from that house spread panic across the area.

A law enforcement source claimed that an individual known as 'Bomaru Mamun' frequented the hideout. Preliminary information suggests that this individual, known for expertise in bomb-making, supervised the manufacturing of bombs there, though his identity and involvement are still under investigation.