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The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested a suspect wanted for committing multiple crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971.
The suspect, identified as 70-year-old Kutub Uddin, alias Kutub Ali Ansari, was arrested in Gazipur on Saturday after spending the last two years in hiding, the RAB said in a statement.
During the Liberation War, Kutub and his accomplices were involved in various atrocities, including the killing of freedom fighters, arson attacks on houses and other properties, and the torture of people in Mymensingh's Itulia village. They were also accused of aiding the Pakistani occupation force.
He was implicated in a war crimes case filed with the International Crimes Tribunal in 2020. The tribunal later issued an arrest warrant for Kutub on Oct 21, 2021, according to bdnews24.com.
After the warrant was issued, Kutub went on the run, taking on different disguises to evade capture, according to the RAB.