Ansarullah killed Avijit, says DB

Staff Correspondent: Detective Branch (DB) of police reiterated that Ansarullah Bangla Team have played a major role in the killing of secular writer-blogger Avijit Roy.

Monirul Islam, joint-commissioner of DMP’s Detective Branch made the confirmation while talking to journalists at DMP’s media centre in city on Monday, a day after international terror outfit Al-Qaeda claimed the responsibility of killing Avijit Roy, over two months after the murder.

He, however, said that Ansarullah Bangla Team might have connections with Al-Qaeda.
 
The DB spokesperson said Ansarullah Bangla Team closely follows Al-Qaeda in its operations although they have no confirmation of the international militant group’s activities in Bangladesh.

He said police identified more than five people who were involved in Avijit killing. These men are the members of Ansarullah Bangla Team.

He also said that police are investigating the authenticity of the claim of Al-Qaeda in killing Avijit Roy.

After Roy was murdered on February 26 in a brutal attack, a Tweeter handle named ‘Ansar Bangla 7’ had claimed responsibility for the attack.
 
However, a report on SITE Intelligence Group’s website earlier on Sunday said Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) leader Asim Umar claimed credit for the murder of other “blasphemers” including Roy in Bangladesh and in Pakistan.

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