DHAKA: A diploma engineer has been run in Dhaka from a northern backwoods for his alleged involvement in engineering e-mail threats to the government and law enforcers for the release of the top Jamaat leaders, now facing war crimes trial.

The arrested person was identified as Maruf Raihan, 30, a diploma civil engineer, said DMP commissioner AKM Shahidul Haque at a press conference at DB police office on Tuesday morning.

On secret information, a team led by Assistant Commissioner of DB police no-2 Mohammad Golam Azad Khan arrested him, the press conference was told.

An anonymous cyber-warrior emailed a threat that important establishments would be blown up in serial attacks if the detained four top Jamaat-e-Islami leaders are not set free before the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr.

Police started looking for the senders of the e-mail after filing a general diary with Ramna thana in this connection. The team raided a house of Babupara Saddam intersection area under Syedpur thana in Nilphamari, identifying the e-mailer in preliminary investigation, and arrested Maruf with computer accessories.

On interrogation, Maruf admitted to having done it. He said that he had sent the e-mail to the Information Ministry’s e-mail address. Maruf passed the Diploma degree from Dinajpur Polytechnic in 1999, said sources.  

The DMP commissioner said four more e-mail threats were found after checking Maruf’s e-mail ID.

Police are investigating his links with the Jamaat leaders. “Legal action would be taken against him,” said the DMP commissioner.

The email message was sent on August 25 from rabeyafishlimited@gmail.com to pro@movi.gov.bd.

The email message reads: “Different important buildings across the country will be blown up if our four national leaders are not released before Eid. And attacks will be launched on you and police.”

Ramna thana Officer-in-Charge lodged a general diary in this connection. Two more general diaries were lodged with Shahbagh thana on behalf of the International Crimes Tribunal and Shahbagh thana.

BDST: 1533 HRS, SEPT 7, 2010