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Habiganj Siege Captured man may be mentally ill

Observe la iv enforcers

Star Report
Law enforcers are investigating whether militant suspect Shaheen is mentally imbalanced and how he got the bombs. They, however, could not thoroughly question Shaheen yesterday as he is still undergoing treatment for bullet and bum injuries.
Shaheen laid siege to the BTCL Habiganj office Wednesday holding two people, including a child, hostage and threatened to blow the
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Home Secretary Abdus Sobhan Sikder told The Daily Star yesterday that investigators talked to Shaheen's family members and people of his neighbourhood. It seemed to the investigators that the detained person is mentally unstable.
He said investigation is Iking carried out to find out how such a person got hold of bombs and instigated a threeand-ahalf-hour standoff.
Shaheen comes from a poor family of Bohula under Habiganj sadar upazila and is the youngest of six brothers. He used to work at a welding shop but had a habit of disappearing for days. He had been suffering from mental problems for a while, villagers claimed.
Early yesterday, Shaheen was moved to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital from Habiganj and he was operated upon there.
Meanwhile, security measures have been beefed up at all BTCL offices across the country yesterday following a directive from Post and Telecommunications Minister Raziuddin Ahmed Razu,sources said.
A three-member committee led by Additional District Magistrate of Habiganj Mohammad f'Urunnabi was formed yesterday to investigate the incident The committee was asked to submit its report within the next three days o the deputy commissioner of Habiganj.
Sub-Inspector Harun of Habiganj Sadar Police Station filed a case under Explosive Substances Act following the incident.
Our staff correspondent • n Sylhet adds: Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Sylhet Range. Mosarrof Hossain Bhuiyan told The Daily Star yesterday afternoon that during the pre liminary quizzing Shaheen refuted that he had any connection with any militantoutfit.
The DIG said either Shaheen himself laid siege to the BTCL office on his own or some people or group might have used him.
Surly someone supplied him the explosives," said the DIG, adding that it would be dearer during interrogation and investigation.
We could not quiz the irrestee thoroughly due to
his physical condition. On his recovery we will start interrogating him," he said.