Police have arrested alleged Razakar Amir Ahmed alias Amir Ali in Noakhali on charges of 1971 war-time atrocities to aid Pakistan army.
Published : 05 Oct 2015, 05:48 PM
The 69-year-old was picked up from his residence at the district town’s North Fakirpur on Monday afternoon, said Sudharampur police OC Anwar Hossain.
He told bdnews24.com: “Amir Ali is the second on the list of Razakars of the district.”
Razakar was an auxiliary force created by the Pakistan army during the war to thwart the Bangali struggle for freedom.
Amir was in police custody and would be transferred to the International Crimes Tribunal in Dhaka on Tuesday, said Noakhali’s Superintendent of Police Ilias Sharif.
The war crimes tribunal issued a warrant for his arrest Monday morning.