The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday announced rewards ranging from Rs.3 lakh to Rs.10 lakh on 12 suspected members of banned terror outfit Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in connection with the Bardhaman blast case.
It has identified Sajid, a suspected Bangladeshi national, as the head of the Bardhaman module. The accused had been staying at Mukimnagar in Murshidabad. A bounty of Rs.10 lakh has been declared on him.
The other suspects on whom the NIA has declared a reward of Rs.10 lakh each are Kausar, Nasirullah, Talha Sheikh and Maulana Yusuf Sheikh. The agency suspects that Kausar, also Bangladeshi national, was actively involved in smuggling improvised explosive devices to his country. “Nasirullah and Talha are also suspected to be from Bangladesh,” said an official.
Absconding suspect Abul Kalam, Burhan Sheikh, Rejaul Karim and Jahirul Shaikh carry a reward of Rs.3 lakh each, while a bounty of Rs.5 lakh each has been announced on Amjad Ali Sheikh, Sahanur Alom and Habibur Rahman Sheikh.
Photographs of 10 of the suspects have also been released for their identification. According to the NIA, seven of the suspects are said to be from different parts of West Bengal and Assam. “All the 12 suspects have been declared proclaimed offenders by court in connection with the Bardhaman blast case or the conspiracy hatched by the JMB,” said the official.
