Two Extortion Coordinators Arrested in Bhola, Extorted Money Recovered

District Correspondent

Police have arrested two coordinators in an extortion case at Bhola Sadar Model Police Station.

According to the case file (Case No. 24, dated 17/09/2025, GR-444/25, Section 385/386/506 Penal Code), Md. Rakib Hossain (30) and Hasan Montashir Rahman (20) demanded Tk 2 lakh on the assurance of the police station management, saying that Md. Jitu, grandson of one Md. Sheikh Farid (74), would be removed from the list of accused.

The arrested are involved in the politics of the National Students’ Union (Andalib Rahman Parthor’s Students’ Organization) and the Chhatra Dal. In addition, both are known to be involved in an organization called the July Revolutionary Alliance.

Rakib is the co-convener of this organization and Muntasir is the senior member secretary of the organization.

The complaint states that the accused visited the plaintiff’s house several times and pressured him to collect money. At one stage, the plaintiff Sheikh Farid, along with his son Mujibur Rahman, first gave him Tk 150,000 at Hotel Nirala in Ward No. 2 of Bhola Municipality and later gave him another Tk 10,000 at his house. Later, when more money was demanded, the plaintiff became suspicious and filed a complaint with the police station.

The investigating officer of the case conducted a raid and arrested the accused Rakib and Montashir and recovered Tk 20,000 in extortion money from them.

Police said the case is under investigation.