BNP organizing secretary arrested with foreign pistol and two magazines

Local Correspondent

Joint forces have arrested a BNP leader with a foreign pistol and two magazines from Chhagalnaiya, Feni.

A joint operation team of the army and police conducted the operation in the South Kuhuma area of ​​Shuvopur Union of the upazila last night.

A case has been filed against the gunman who was caught this afternoon and sent to court, said Abul Bashar, OC of Chhagalnaiya Police Station.

The OC also said that a joint operation was conducted due to the deterioration of law and order in the Shuvopur area of ​​the upazila.

Based on a secret information, Md. Ali Ashraf (45), the organizing secretary of Shubhapur Union BNP, was arrested. A foreign pistol and two magazines were recovered from his body after searching it.

He is the son of Abdul Jabbar of Zarif Ali Haji Bari of Dakshin Kuhuma village of the upazila. There are many charges against him, including smuggling, extortion and robbery. Locals say that after August 5, he has created terror in the Dakshin Kuhuma area of ​​Shuvopur and has made it a haven for smuggling, drug and arms trade.