Former president of Companiganj upazila unit BNP, who had been suspended from the party over his alleged involvement in the ‘Sada Pathor’ looting incident, was arrested in Sylhet city on Saturday night.
Arrested Sahab Uddin is one of the prime accused in the looting of stones from the Sada Pathor area in Companiganj and Gowainghat upazilas earlier this year, according to a media release issued by the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab)-9.
A case was filed against him with the Companiganj police station on August 15. Acting on a tip-off, a Rab-9 team conducted a drive in the city’s Kumarpara area around 11:00pm and arrested him. He was later handed over to the Kotwali police station, the release added.
Sahab Uddin faces seven cases filed with the Companiganj and Kotwali police stations.
On August 11, a BNP statement signed by Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced his suspension from the party.
Source: UNB