Police have recovered 10 crude bombs and two banners of Chhatra League and Jubo League from in front of the house of a Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader in Tongi, Gazipur. The crude bombs were later neutralised by the Special Response Unit (SRU) from Dhaka.
The recovery was made during an operation conducted at around 2am on Saturday in Gutia Andarul area under Tongi West Police Station. The incident spread panic across the local area.
According to police, a team from Tongi West Police Station carried out the drive in the Andarul area based on tip-off.
During the operation, 10 crude bombs and two banners for Chhatra League and Jubo League processions were recovered from an abandoned biscuit carton in front of the house of Nurnabi Hridoy, organisational secretary of Tongi West Thana Chhatra League.
Police subsequently cordoned off the spot. At around 3:30pm, the Special Response Unit (SRU) arrived from Dhaka and neutralised the crude bombs.
Meanwhile, several local residents claimed that a person named Shahjalal arrived in a private car between 1:30am and 1:45am on Saturday and left the crude bombs in front of the Chhatra League leader’s house.
Police arrived shortly afterwards and recovered the items. However, no statement was available from the police regarding this claim.
Arifur Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Tongi West Police Station, said that based on secret information, 10 fresh crude bombs and two procession banners were recovered from an abandoned biscuit carton in front of the Chhatra League leader’s house.
Later, the Special Response Unit (SRU) from Dhaka arrived at the scene and neutralised the crude bombs. Further legal action regarding the incident is currently underway.
