The Anti Terrorism Unit (ATU) of police have arrested nine members of banned extremist outfit Allahr Dal from Arambagh area of Sylhet city.

Sylhet Metropolitan Police Additional Commissioner Paritosh Ghosh disclosed the arrests at a media briefing in Sylhet on Thursday (Jan 30).

The arrestees are- Manik Akanda alias Mehedi Hasan, 32, of Bogura, Jahir Uddin Babor, 20, of Noakhali, Abul Kalam Azad, 20, of Cumilla, Tomi Uddin Sumon, 30, of Sunamganj, Ashraful Islam, 29, of Rajshahi, Rasel Ahmmed, 24, Kamal Ahmmed, 25, Jewel Ahmed, 24 and Md Swapan Ahmmed of Sylhet district.

A CTTC team went to Sylhet at night acting on a tip-off and raided a house under Shah Poran Police Station with the assistance of Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP) around 10:30 pm.

“The arrestees admitted to plotting acts of sabotage,” said SMP’s Additional Commissioner Poritosh Gosh.

These men will be taken to Dhaka for further interrogations, he added.