Nine people, including leaders of the banned Awami Swechasebak League—have been arrested in separate operations in Bogura. They are all accused in multiple cases, including political, murder, extortion, kidnapping, and drug-related crimes. During anti-drug operations, law enforcement recovered 98 bottles Eskaf and 33 bottles Faredil syrup.
On Tuesday, Special Response Battalion-12 (SRB) Bogura Company Commander Firoz Ahmed said five people were arrested and handed over to the respective police stations.
Meanwhile, the Detective Branch (DB) police arrested four people, including leader of the Awami Swechasebak League, whose activities have been banned.
Additional Superintendent of Police (Media) Md. Atwar Rahman confirmed the arrests. Police also arrested Asif Chowdhury (26) of Ujgram Chowdhuripara in Gabtali Upazila, in connection with an incident of robbery allegedly carried out using a false DB identity.
The arrestees were identified as Bogura District Swechhasebak League president and central vice-president Sajedur Rahman Shahin (52) District Swechhasebak League senior vice-president Syed Abu Jafar Siddique Ripon (60), city Swechhasebak League organising secretary Sabbir Hossain Nirjon Bhadu (29) and Ferdous Hossain (26) of Colony Chawk-Lokman Mahalla, Shahid Paikar (27) of Shikarpur area under Bogura Sadar Upazila, who is accused in a drug case; Rokia Begum (44) of Gokul Paschimpara Mahalla; Saidur Rahman (25) of Indurmara-Char area in Sariakandi Upazila, who is accused in an abduction case; and Nahin Hossain Naim (25) of Naruli Khandakarpara Mahalla in Bogura city, who is accused in a murder case.
According to a press release, SRB conducted an anti-drug operation in Gokul Paschimpara area of Bogura Sadar Upazila on Tuesday. Earlier, operations were conducted in Naruli Khandakarpara area of the city, Shikarpur Talukdarpara under Erulia Union, Ujgram Chowdhuripara in Gabtali Upazila and Nishchintapur in Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila. In a separate operation on Monday night, DB police arrested four people from a resort in Kolatoli, Cox’s Bazar. SRB personnel also rescued a teenage girl who had allegedly been abducted from Sariakandi Upazila and handed her over to the police station concerned.