Holey Artisan attack: Sagor on 7-day remand

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court placed Hadisur Rahman Sagar, one of the top militants of Neo JMB who allegedly supplied bombs during the Holey Artisan attack in the capital’s Gulshan, on a 7-day remand.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Raihanul Islam passed the order on Thursday.

Earlier, Humayun Kabir, Inspector of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crimes (CTTC) unit, also Investigation Officer (IO) of the case filed under Anti-Terrorism Act, produced him before the court and sought for a 10-day remand to uncover the mystery behind the attack.

No lawyer was seen to stand for Sagor in the court.

A team of Detective Branch (DB) of Police in Bogra arrested Sagor and another JMB member conducting a drive at Kichak area of the district’s Shibganj upazila on Wednesday night.

Later, they were handed over to CTTC.

Militants attack on Holey Artisan Bakery of the capital’s Gulshan on July 1 night, 2016, leaving 20 dead. Of the deceased, 17 were foreigners.

risingbd/Dhaka/March 22, 2018/Mamun Khan/A K Azad