"Missing" Doctor Shakir Shown Arrested; Has Link with Ansar al Islam: CTTC

Counterterrorism officials last night filed a case against two persons including missing doctor Shakir Bin Wali and claimed that they are members of the banned militant group Ansar al Islam.

Kazi Mizanur Rahman, an inspector of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime Unit of DMP, filed the case with Rampura Police Station under Anti-Terrorism Act.

Mizanur, in the case statement, mentioned that a team of CTTC first arrested Abrarul Haque (18) from Moghbazar area around 2:00pm yesterday (September 13, 2022). Based on his information, they later arrested Shakir from in front of his Hajipara house around 5:00pm the same day.

However, Shakir's father AKM Wali Ullah on Monday said four men identifying themselves as members of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) picked up his son from their house on Sunday (on September 11).

In the case statement, inspector Mizanur claimed that Shakir is an active member of Ansar Al Islam and used to motivate youths for extremism. The CTTC official claimed Shakir had connection with the seven youths who went missing from Cumilla recently. Being motivated by Shakir, the youths joined Ansar al Islam and left their houses._Agencies 

The CTTC inspector said at least two of his family members help Shakir in carrying out his activities.

Seven youths aged between 17 and 25 have been missing from Cumilla since August 23 with police not ruling out their possible involvement in militancy.

The individuals, who knew each other, did not take any clothes or phones, according to the general diaries filed by their parents with the Kotwali Model Police Station. Shakir has trained the youths for the so-called jihad, CTTC official Mizanur said.