Copter lands in jail complex, pilot flees

Five of family held, later released

A helicopter with five Malaysian passengers landed on the premises of Kashimpur Central Jail yesterday morning. The passengers were initially arrested. However, they were released later after primary interrogation. Subrata Kumar Banik, the superintendent of Kashimpur Central Jail (in Gazipur Part-2), said: “Billal Hossain, a person of Bangladeshi origin with Malaysian citizenship, along with his Malaysian wife and three children, was going to attend his friend's marriage ceremony at Kuddusnagar of Konabari area in Gazipur city. He hired the helicopter. The pilot landed on the prison premises, possibly by mistake, and then fled the spot. The prison authorities held Billal and his family members for some time.” Billal told the jail authorities that he, along with his Malaysian wife Hasna Ara Bintee, two daughters and a son, was going to attend his friend Rouf Miah’s marriage ceremony at Kuddus Nagar. He hired the helicopter from Meghna Aviation Company from Dhaka. He also said he had taken permission to fly their helicopter to Kuddus Nagar area, but the pilot “wrongly” landed here around 11am.

Mubarak Hossain, the sub-inspector of Kunabari police outpost under Joydebpur police station, said, “The helicopter was given permission to fly to Kuddus Nagar area, but we are clueless as to why the pilot landed in the Kashimpur jail complex.”

The jail authorities released the five passengers around 1.30pm after interrogating them.

 

Copter lands in jail complex, pilot flees

Five of family held, later released

A helicopter with five Malaysian passengers landed on the premises of Kashimpur Central Jail yesterday morning. The passengers were initially arrested. However, they were released later after primary interrogation. Subrata Kumar Banik, the superintendent of Kashimpur Central Jail (in Gazipur Part-2), said: Billal Hossain, a person of Bangladeshi origin with Malaysian citizenship, along with his Malaysian wife and three children, was going to attend his friends marriage ceremony at Kuddusnagar of Konabari area in Gazipur city. He hired the helicopter. The pilot landed on the prison premises, possibly by mistake, and then fled the spot. The prison authorities held Billal and his family members for some time. Billal told the jail authorities that he, along with his Malaysian wife Hasna Ara Bintee, two daughters and a son, was going to attend his friend Rouf Miahs marriage ceremony at Kuddus Nagar. He hired the helicopter from Meghna Aviation Company from Dhaka. He also said he had taken permission to fly their helicopter to Kuddus Nagar area, but the pilot wrongly landed here around 11am. Mubarak Hossain, the sub-inspector of Kunabari police outpost under Joydebpur police station, said, The helicopter was given permission to fly to Kuddus Nagar area, but we are clueless as to why the pilot landed in the Kashimpur jail complex. The jail authorities released the five passengers around 1.30pm after interrogating them.