Extremist links: Tahseen lands in jail as court wants probe report by 26 July
The court has also rejected a seven-day remand plea from police.
Highlights
- Police allege his links to extremist group Fatah Combat
- Suspect claims innocence during remand hearing
- Arrest followed CTTC case and DB operation
A Dhaka court today (10 July) sent one Tahseen Islam to jail after rejecting a police request to place him on a seven-day remand over allegations of involvement with the alleged extremist group Fatah Combat System (FCS).
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Al Biruni Mir passed the order following a hearing, confirmed Prosecution Division Sub-Inspector Masum Khan.
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Earlier, case investigation officer and Jatrabari Police Station Inspector AB Siddiq produced Tahseen before the court and sought the remand after showing him arrested under Section 54 of the Code of Criminal Procedure on suspicion of involvement in the activities of the alleged extremist outfit.
Rejecting the remand plea, the court ordered that Tahseen be sent to jail and directed investigators to submit the probe report by 26 July.
No bail petition was filed on behalf of the accused during the hearing. Addressing the court, Tahseen claimed he was innocent.
Tahseen was detained by members of the Jashore Detective Branch (DB) from his residence around 9pm yesterday (9 July). Police said they recovered a machete, wire, and several electronic devices during a search of his room.
According to police, Tahseen was detained in connection with a case filed by the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit in Dhaka. Police also said he is the third accused in a previously filed robbery case.
Police claimed that during preliminary questioning, Tahseen admitted to being associated with FCS. However, based on information he provided, investigators found no evidence of active members or organisational activities of the group in Jashore.
Law enforcement agencies are investigating allegations that Fatah Combat System operated under the guise of martial arts training to radicalise young people.
The allegations remain under investigation, and the organisation or individuals concerned were not immediately available for comment.
