Sumaiya Zafrin, wife of suspended army officer Major Sadik, has given a confessional statement in court in connection with the guerrilla training of leaders and activists of the banned Awami League and its affiliated bodies.

She made the statement on Tuesday (August 12) before the court of Metropolitan Magistrate Sarah Farzana Haque.

In a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act with Vatara Police Station, the court had granted police five days’ remand for Zafrin on August 7. Upon completion of the remand, she was produced before the court today.

According to Detective Branch (DB) Inspector Md Jahad Hossain of Gulshan Division, who is investigating the case, Zafrin expressed her willingness to give a voluntary confessional statement. Following his request, the judge recorded her statement under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and later sent her to prison.

Zafrin had been taken into DB custody on the night of August 6 and brought to the DB office on Minto Road.

Earlier, Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested 22 leaders and activists of the banned Awami League, outlawed Chhatra League, and other affiliated organisations during a secret meeting at a convention centre in Vatara area. Police later filed a case over the incident.

On August 1, the Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) announced that the accused army officer had been detained from his residence in Uttara on July 17 and taken into military custody.

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