Ahead of the Independence Day,three jihadis have been detained in Barpeta district on Tuesday. The detaineeswere identified as Hafizur Rahman, Yakub Ali and Sariful Islam.

The Barpeta police, acting on a tip-off, detained dreaded jihadi Hafizur from Bajali area. The police also recovered a hand-made pistol and four rounds of live bullets from him. He is suspected to be a member of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).

Taking a lead from Hafizur, thepolice later arrested Yakub and Sariful from Kayakuchi area. Police sources saidthat Yakub is a close aide of JMB member Hafizur.

Meanwhile, police are currentlyinterrogating the trio.