Police arrested Hefajat-e-Islam nayeb-e-ameer Mufti Izharul Islam’s son Harun Izharul from Isapur area of Hathazari upazila early Wednesday in cases on charge of having connection with the Monday’s blast at a local madrasa in the port city.Being tipped-off, a team of Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) with the help of Hathazari thana police conducted a drive in the area around 3:30am and arrested him, said CMP Assistant Commissioner (Detectives) Kamruzzaman.
After the explosion, Harun went into hiding in an expatriate’s house in the area, the commissioner added.
On Tuesday, Mufti Izharul Islam and his son Harun Izharul along with 10 others were accused in two cases filed for having connection with the ‘mysterious’ explosion in a room on the 1st floor of the four-storey hostel of Jamiatul Ulum Islami Madrasa at Lalkhan Bazar in the city.
In the blast, five students of the madrasa sustained serious burn injuries.
Meanwhile, two of the injured succumbed to their injuries at Chittagong Medical College Hospital early Tuesday and today (Wednesday).
Source: UNB Connect
