Police arrest outlaw, JSD claims him its activist

2 September 2009, 17:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Kushtia

Police arrested a leader of local 'community policing forum' for his alleged connection with outlawed Gono Bahini in Mirpur upazila of the district early yesterday. Claiming the arrestee, Ismail Hossain alias Panger of Ahmedpur village in Mirpur upazila, as an activist of Jatyia Samajtantrik Dal (JSD), a group of people led by JSD leaders tried to besiege Kushtia deputy commissioner's (DC) office to press for his release. Twenty people were injured as police dispersed them by charging baton. A team of Detective Branch arrested Panger, his sons Tutul, 18, and Mitul, 15, and servant Alim, from their Ahmedpur village home at about 4:30am. Panger, general secretary of Ahmedpur union community policing forum, was a cadre of outlawed Gono Bahini, police said. Gono Bahini men earlier beheaded quite a few people in the district, sources said. Following Panger's arrest, agitators led by JSD leaders and activists went to the Kushtia DC office premises and arranged a rally there. As they tried to submit memorandum to the DC, police interfered and dispersed them. “Panger is an activist of Jashod (JSD) that has no relation with Gono Bahini,” said JSD district unit Secretary Abdul Alim Swapon.