Two Chhatra Dal leaders arrested with domestic weapons in Feni

❐ District Correspondent

The army has arrested two Chhatra Dal leaders along with weapons in a raid in Feni.

They were arrested from Fazilpur area of Sadar Upazila on Friday midnight. A case was registered against the arrested persons and they were produced before the court through Feni Model Police Station on Saturday, August 16.

It is learnt that based on a secret information, the army and police conducted a joint operation in Fazilpur on Friday midnight. During this, two people were arrested along with country-made weapons.

The arrested are Imam Hossain (32), the district Chhatra Dal’s deputy general secretary, and Murad Hossain (30), the Feni Sadar Upazila Chhatra Dal’s joint convener. Both are residents of Fazilpur. They are accused of extortion, forcible transfer and illegal extraction of sand from the river.

The detainees were handed over to Model Police Station on Saturday morning for further legal action.

District Chhatra Dal General Secretary Morshed Alam Milon said that law enforcement agencies will take action if they are involved in immoral activities. If the allegations are proven, organizational action will be taken.

Feni Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md. Shamsuzzaman said, “Two people have been arrested with country-made weapons. A case has been registered against them and sent to court.”