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Agartala blasts: 3 Bangladeshis arrested

Sushanta Talukdar

GUWAHATI: The Tripura police on Thursday night arrested four persons, including three Bangladeshis, in connection with Wednesday’s serial blasts at Agartala. They have announced a cash award of Rs.1 lakh to anyone providing clues on those involved in the blasts.

Tripura Police spokesman Nepal Das told The Hindu that all the four arrested were produced before the court on Friday and it remanded them to police custody for seven days.

The illegal Bangladeshi nationals have been identified as Md. Joinal (28) from Chittagong, Roshan Jamam from Sylhet and Abdul Malek (22) from Rangpur of Bangladesh. The fourth person arrested has been identified as Nurul Amin (43) from Gajaria, who was earlier detained along with five others for questioning.

The Bangladeshis were arrested from Lankamura area of Agartala. Tripura shares an 856-km-long border with Bangladesh.

Investigating agencies recovered one mobile handset, a nine-volt battery and a residue of tiffin boxes from blast sites, which indicated use of a stronger terror module in triggering the serial blasts.

However, due to the low quantity of explosives, the intensity of the blasts was comparatively less, sources said. Police earlier said ammonium nitrate and fuel oil was suspected to have been used in making the bombs.

The Tripura government has decided to erect metal detectors in all pandals of Durga puja as part of stepped-up security measures for smooth celebration of the festival beginning on Sunday.

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