The sister of a Bangladeshi woman who allegedly stabbed her Melbourne home-stay host in an ‘ISIS-inspired’ attack has been arrested after reportedly attacking a police officer.
Asmaul Husna is accused of stabbing the male officer at her home in Dhaka on Monday night, Dhaka Metropolitan Police deputy commissioner Masudur Rahman told The Daily Star.
Mr Rahman said the incident occurred after a group of police arrived to talk with Husna, otherwise known as Shumona, about the arrest of her sister Momena Shoma in Melbourne on Friday. The officer was taken to the hospital for treatment.
Asmaul Husna, the sister of a Bangladeshi woman who allegedly stabbed her Melbourne home-stay host in an ‘ ISIS -inspired’ attack on Friday (pictured Momena Shoma, 24), has been arrested for stabbing a police officer
Shoma, 24, is accused of stabbing Roger Singaravelu, 56, (pictured) in the neck Fat his Callistemon Rise home in Mill Park
Momena Shoma, 24, is accused of stabbing Roger Singaravelu, 56, in the neck Fat his Callistemon Rise home in Mill Park.
Police revealed the following day the woman had been charged with one count of engaging in a terrorist attack after becoming ‘self-radicalised’.
During questioning, Husna, 22, admitted to be involved with Neo-JMB, an ISIS-linked group in Bangladesh, Mr Rahman told the Daily Star.
Shoma attended North South University until late last year – the same institution where a group of men linked to Bangladesh’s worst act of terrorism were students,The Australian reports.
Current and former students at North South were among extremists killed in an attack on a restaurant that left 29 people dead, according to Bagladeshi authorities.
ISIS gunmen behind a 2016 attack on the Holey Artisan Bakery – a popular spot for Westerners – killed 22 people, including police officers and a former North South student.
Just weeks later, four students from North South were among ISIS extremists killed in police gunfights after being identified to be linked with the group that attacked the restaurant.
Shoma attended North South University (pictured) until late last year – the same institution where a group of men linked to Bangladesh’s worst act of terrorism were students
Taj-Ul-Haque Rashik was among the group, who also attended Mastermind School – the institution Shoma attended prior to North South.
Shoma travelled to Melbourne on February 1 on a student visa and was renting a room at Mr Singaravelu’s property while studying at La Trobe University.
Detectives at the scene alleged she was dressed in a black burka and used a knife to attack the father as his daughter watched on.
Mr Singaravelu regularly opened his home to international students and was known as a ‘nice guy’ from a caring family who would share food with their neighbours.
Mr Singaravelu regularly opened his home (pictured) to international students and was known as a ‘nice guy’ from a caring family who would share food with their neighbours
He remained in hospital in a ‘serious but stable’ condition, according to police.
Before moving into the Mill Park home, Shoma stayed with a family in the nearby suburb of Bundoora, who said they were ‘more than surprised’ to hear of the stabbing.
It is unknown why she moved residences, but Australian Homestay Network chief executive Julie Manche said the occurrence was not uncommon.
‘It’s not unusual to move a student to find a more suitable host family at the request of the host or the student, but we can’t comment on a particular case,’ Ms Manche said.
Police arrested the 24-year-old woman following the alleged stabbing (Pictured is a chair from the Melbourne home)
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