Police have arrested a Swechchhasebak League leader, Hemayet Hossain, 55, in an explosives case in Saltha, Faridpur.
He was arrested at about 12.30pm on Sunday (September 20) from the Kagdi bazar area of Majhardia union in the upazila.
Hemayet is the son of Anwar Hossain of Kagdi Batagram in Majhardia union and the president of the Majhardia union unit of the Swechchhasebak League in Saltha upazila.
Police and local sources said a police team acted on secret information in the afternoon, raided Kagdi bazar and arrested Hemayet. He was arrested in a case under the explosive substances act. Several cases against him are pending at Saltha police station.
Saltha police officer-in-charge Md Bablur Rahman Khan said: “Hemayet has been arrested in a case under the explosive substances act. He had been in hiding for a long time. Several other cases against him, including over violence and sabotage, are pending at the police station. The process of sending him to jail through the Faridpur court in the afternoon is under way.”
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