Desk Report
One of Bangladesh’s most wanted, Mintu Sheikh has been arrested by Indian police. He was arrested on the charges of using illegal arms from Dewa Sharif, Barabanki – a district of the state Uttar Pradesh in India. He was later taken to Kolkata. Kolkata police has been trying to get in touch with Bangladesh police for information on Mintu Sheikh. Mintu opened fire in front of a school at Convent Road, Entally – a neighborhood at Central Kolkata. He was aiming for a person he was commissioned to kill, named Bappy. However, he had trailed the wrong person, Bappy’s brother ‘Baccha Kallu’ who was on Bappy’s motorcycle. Kallu was there to drop a relative to school. Elias, the person who had commissioned the assassination was also arrested on Saturday.
Translated by: Sumaiya Kabir