A leader of the banned organization Jubo League was allegedly pulled off a bus and beaten by miscreants in Lakshmipur. Police have subsequently arrested a district-level leader of the Chhatradol in connection with the incident, which took place late Tuesday night.
The victim has been identified as Mezbah Uddin, alias Helal, president of the Ramgati upazila branch of the Jubo League and a former vice-president (VP) of the ASM Abdur Rab Government College Students' Union. He is the son of the late Sirajul Haque from Purba Char Kalakopa village under Char Poragachha union in Ramgati upazila. The arrested Chhatradol leader is Md. Jamal Hossain (32), who serves as the joint convenor of the district Chhatradol. He is the son of Abu Said from the South Majupur area of Ward No. 10 under the Lakshmipur municipality.
On Wednesday afternoon, Mezbah Uddin filed a formal case as the plaintiff at the Lakshmipur Sadar Police Station, naming Jamal Hossain as the prime suspect alongside 10 to 12 unidentified individuals. Jamal was officially shown as arrested in this case.
According to police, Mezbah Uddin was returning home from Dhaka aboard an Econo Paribahan bus. When the vehicle reached the Jhumur intersection in Lakshmipur town, a group of 10 to 12 people forcibly intercepted the bus and dragged him off. They then took him to the grounds of the Lakshmipur Girls' High School in the North Temuhani area and assaulted him.
Acting on a tip-off, a patrol team from the District Detective (DB) Police used information technology to track his location and raided the scene. Police rescued Mezbah Uddin from the school grounds around 12:05 AM and arrested Jamal Hossain from the spot.
