Iqbal being quizzed after bringing in Cumilla from Cox’s Bazar
PBC News: Iqbal Hossain, who was arrested in Cox’s Bazar in connection with keeping the holy Quran in a Puja mandap, has been brought in Cumilla under stringent security measures. He is now being questioned by police.
He was taken to the District Police Lines after bringing in Cumilla at about 12:15pm on Friday.
Hearing about the arrest of Iqbal, mass media workers started thronging the police super’s officer since the morning and took position at the Police Lines’ gate.
Later, he was brought before journalists at about 12:30pm only to take his photos and videos. There was a helmet on his head and he wore a bullet-proof jacket.
At that time, additional police super M Tanvir Ahmed told journalists that they would brief journalists about the details after questioning Iqbal Ahmed about the incident. He, however, couldn’t tell when the mass media would be briefed.
Earlier, a police team, led by Md Sohan Sarker, additional police super (Sadar Circle) of Cumilla, went to Cox’s Bazar to bring Iqbal Hossain.
Police said a team of the district police left Cumilla at about 11:00pm on Thursday and reached Cox’s Bazar early Friday morning. On completion of some formalities, the police team left Cox’s Bazar for Cumilla along with Iqbal Hossain at about 6:45am.
Police and members of different intelligence agencies were desperately looking for Iqbal, the prime accused in the incident of keeping the holy Quran in a makeshift puja mandap at Nanuar Dighir Par in Cumilla town.
He was arrested by police from Cox’s Bazar sea beach on Thursday night.
Cumilla police super Faruque Ahmed told the Daily Observer Online that Iqbal was brought in Cumilla. He was being questioned about the incident.
He said: “This is that Iqbal who we have identified examining the CCTV footage. This Iqbal put the holy Quran in a puja mandap at Nanua Dighir Par in the town early in the morning on October 13 last.”
The police super said violence had spread to different districts of the country including Cumilla town due to the puja mandap incident. Later, it was found in the CCTV footage that Iqbal picked a copy of the holy Quran from the local Darogabari Mosque and took it to the puja mandap at night.
