Coordinator Mishti arrested for grabbing MP’s house for Tk 10cr extortion

Local Correspondent

A Tangail court has placed Mariam Mukaddas (Mishti), coordinator of Anti-Discrimination Students’ Movement, on a four-day remand in a case filed over occupying a house owned by Rowshan Ara Khan, wife of Tangail district Awami League general secretary and lawmaker Joaherul Islam.

Tangail Senior Judicial Magistrate Golam Mahbub Khan passed the order on Monday.

A team of Tangail Sadar Police Station arrested Maryam from her residence in Akurtakur Housing area of Tangail town around 12 am on Sunday. The owner of the house has filed a case against him for demanding Tk 10 crore.

Earlier, Mishti and his associates vandalized and looted the houses of Awami League leaders.

It is learned that Mishti is an influential coordinator of the Baicha movement in Tangail. Her husband’s name was Shah Almas. His father’s name is Mazharul Islam. His village home is in Jashihati village of Basail upazila. After August 5 last year, he became aggressive. Many controversial works have continued.

After failing to occupy the house of the last MP’s wife, he tried to build a madman’s ashram. He is constantly running mobs with a special terrorist force.

Joaherul’s wife Rowshan Ara Khan filed a case with Tangail Sadar Police Station on Sunday night. Maryam Muqaddas was named as the accused. Besides, 8-9 other unidentified people were accused as his accomplices.

When Rowshan Ara Khan asked Mishti about occupying her house, she got angry and threatened her. At that time, Mishti threatened that if you want to live in this house, you will have to pay Tk 10 crore. Otherwise, she threatened to burn down the house within seven days.

According to the case statement, Maryam Mukaddas Mishti along with unidentified miscreants entered the five-storey building of the plaintiff’s family at Chhoto Kalibari Road in Akurtakur Para of Tangail town around 11am on Saturday and took possession of the house. Under his leadership, the students and terrorists stole Tk 5 lakh in cash and 10 grams of gold ornaments. Besides, he vandalized furniture and caused an estimated loss of Tk 50 lakh.

In the end, they entered the room of the building in a pre-planned way and locked them from outside. When the incident went viral on social media, there was a storm of criticism.

Although the country is outraged by the incident, the anti-discrimination groups have not yet commented.

Earlier on February 6, the houses of late district Awami League president Fazlur Rahman Khan, general secretary Joaherul Islam and former municipality mayor Jamilur Rahman were vandalized and looted under the leadership of Mariam Mukaddas Misty.

Then Mishti announced to build old age homes, lunatic ashrams, animal shelters by occupying the houses of Awami League leaders. He continued the looting with a group of declarations. Last Saturday, Joaherul Islam’s wife’s house was occupied and the mentally unstable people were forcibly lifted.

Later, under the leadership of Sadar Upazila Assistant Commissioner (Land), 18 displaced people were removed and the occupied house was emptied.

Sweet was arrested on Saturday night after nationwide criticism. However, he was released again with a bond at 2 am. After widespread criticism, a case was filed against Sweet. Then the police arrested Mishti again and applied for remand.

Tangail Sadar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Tanvir Ahmed said Rowshan Ara, wife of MP and district Awami League general secretary Joaherul Islam, filed a complaint of house grabbing and extortion. Based on the complaint, we conducted a raid and arrested Mariam Muqaddas Mishti. Later, police sought remand for higher interrogation when they were sent to court this morning. Later, the court granted a four-day remand for Mishti.