Euro-Bangla Desk
Police have arrested four more people on charges of marching and rallying under the banner of Jubo League in Jessore city. A total of 9 people have been arrested in the same incident.
According to the police, four people were arrested by conducting raids in different areas of the city on Wednesday night. The arrested are Monirul Islam son of Shahidul Islam of Vekutia Karigarpara of Jessore Sadar Upazila, Suman son of Rafiq Uddin of Sujalpur, his younger brother Imon and Shahjahan son of deceased Saliman Dafadar of Vekutia.
Earlier on Wednesday, five more people were arrested in separate raids throughout the day and into the evening. They are Syed Taufiq Jahan, son of Ansar Ali of Kazipara area of the city, Shafiqul Islam Sujan, son of Nural Alam of the same area, Bablu Sheikh, son of deceased Lokman, Sohan Hossain, son of Shahidul Islam and Anwar Hossain Babu, son of Syed Ahmad of Shashthitala area.
According to the relevant sources, on Tuesday morning and night, a video was published on a Facebook page demanding to hold two programs of Jubo League in Jessore. In the video, the procession and chanting of various slogans are seen on Garibshah Road in the city. Another video was spread on the same page, where the program of Jubo League was demanded.When the matter comes to the notice of the police, immediate action is taken. Under the command of Syed Rafiqul Islam, several teams went to the field and conducted raids in different parts of the city.
In this regard, Kotwali police station officer in-charge Masum Khan said that the detainees were secretly involved in various activities on behalf of the banned organization and evidence of their involvement with the Jubo League procession was also found. Their interrogation is on and operations are on to arrest others involved.
He also said that the Kotwali police station has filed a case under the Anti-Terrorism Act as a plaintiff in this incident. When the arrested were handed over to the court, the court ordered them to be sent to jail.
