The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Police yesterday arrested the alleged mastermind of Fridays' gun attack at Wari that left a young man, Ashiqur Rahman Khan alias Apu, dead.

Three others, including Ashique's two brothers-- Atiqur Rahman Khan and Arifur Rahman Khan -- were also injured in the attack.

Plainclothes police and Sutrapur thana police conducted a joint manhunt in the area soon after the incident and arrested Iftekhar Begh Jhalak, the "mastermind" of the incident, from Sutarapur area Saturday noon.

DB police was interrogating Jhalak.

Robin, an accomplice of Jhalak, was arrested with bullet wounds as he was trying to escape soon after Friday's incident.

Injured Arif, who is being treated at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, alleged that Jhalak had been pressing them to leave their house at Wari.

According to Arif, the youth also demanded Tk 12 lakh from his family three days ago and threatened to kill them if they fail to give the sum.