Chhatra Dal convener arrested in extortion case after being caught with drugs within a month

❐ District Correspondent

After being arrested by the army with drugs in just a month, Monir Sardar, the convener of Barisal’s Ujirpur Upazila Chhatra Dal, has now been arrested in an extortion case.

Ujirpur Model Police Station arrested Monir Sardar from Dhamura Bazar area of ​​the upazila yesterday evening. He was kept at the police station overnight.He was sent to jail by the court on Sunday.

Rakibul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Uzirpur Model Police Station, said that Monir Sardar has been arrested in a regular case. This action was taken based on an extortion case filed by dredger businessman Monirul Islam.

The case report states that Monirul Islam works in various areas of Sholak Union of the upazila to fill sand using a dredger. A few days ago, Monir Sardar demanded a ransom of two lakh taka from him. Later, although he was initially given 50,000 taka in cash and another 10,000 taka through bKash, the pressure did not stop.

The complaint states that on March 13, a group of associates led by Monir Sardar abducted Abu Bakkar, a worker of a dredger businessman, to collect the remaining money. At that time, the businessman was beaten with a hammer.

He was admitted to the Agailjhara Upazila Health Complex in a seriously injured condition. Monirul Islam filed a case with the Uzirpur Model Police Station, naming Monir Sardar and his associate Deen Islam in this incident.

It is worth mentioning that Monir Sardar was arrested with marijuana from the Sholak area in an army operation on the afternoon of February 5. Later, he was sent to court through the police. After spending some time in jail, he was recently released on bail.

Monir Sardar was expelled from the post of Upazila Chhatra Dal convener on Saturday night after the organization’s image was tarnished by this recent incident.

The decision was announced in an order signed by Central Chhatra Dal Office Secretary Md. Jahangir Alam.