Three coordinators and teenage gang leader arrested for extortion in capital

Staff Correspondent

The army has arrested the ringleader of the anti-discrimination student (BAI) coordinator and his two associates while they were extorting money in the capital’s Uttara. They were running a youth gang and had been carrying out terrorist activities in the area for a long time.

They were arrested from a multi-storey building in the area adjacent to Azampur Rail Gate in Dakshinkhan on Saturday morning, October 4. This information was given in a notification sent from Uttara Army Camp this afternoon.

The arrested persons are – extortionist and youth gang leader Asadur Rahman Akash (24), coordinator of the Baishah, and his two associates – Farid Uddin (26) and Md. Robin (25).

Locals said that they were involved in violence in July-August last year. Using the position of coordinator, they established a reign of terror in the area after August 5. They said that the locals were suffering from insecurity due to the juvenile gang they were running.

The army said they were arrested based on secret information. They were using their identity as student coordinators in Uttara to extort money and run a juvenile gang. The ringleader, Asadur Rahman Akash, and his associates are also accused of attacking journalists, intimidating the public, and engaging in terrorist activities.

The interrogation of the detainees is continuing. The army also said that details will be announced after the interrogation.