Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Tuesday claimed to have arrested a militant leader from Narail district on Monday. The arrestee has been identified as Md Russel Sheikh Salman, son of Md Robiul Islam Robi of Taltola in Narail. He is the divisional leader of the banned militant outfit Ansar al-Islam, according to Rab. Acting on a tip-off, a special team of Rab-6 conducted a drive in the Taltola area of Sadar upazila around 4pm on Monday and arrested Russel. Also read: Ansar Al Islam member held in city During preliminary interrogation, he admitted to his involvement in the activities of Ansar al-Islam, said Kabirul Islam, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station. A case has been filed against the arrestee, he added. Also read: Khulna police make 6 arrests after indigenous woman gangraped at home

Police in southwest England said six people were killed, including the suspected shooter, in the city of Plymouth Thursday in a “serious firearms incident” that wasn’t terror-related. Devon and Cornwall Police said in a statement on Twitter that several other casualties were receiving treatment following the shooting. They declared a “critical incident” but did not provide details of what occurred in the Keyham district of the city. The area has been cordoned off. “Police have confirmed that six people have died in the shooting in #keyham in #plymouth. More people are being treated for their injuries in hospital. Just so unspeakably awful,” Plymouth Member of Parliament Luke Pollard tweeted. Also read: 1 Chicago officer killed, 1 wounded in traffic stop shooting Emergency services, including air ambulance and senior paramedics, responded to the incident at around 6:10 p.m. local time. Officers found two women and two men dead, police said. Another man, believed to be the offender, was also dead at the scene. All are believed to have died from gunshot wounds. Another woman was treated at the scene for gunshot wounds, but died later in a hospital. Johnny Mercer, one of Plymouth’s lawmakers, said in a tweet the incident is “not terror related, and neither is the suspect on the run in Plymouth.” Also read: Police: 3 dead, others hurt in Florida grad party shooting Devon and Cornwall Police also said it was not terrorism related.

Two suspected criminals were killed in ‘gunfights’ in Sadar upazila of Magura and Gurudaspur Upazila of Natore on Friday.