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Extortionist held in Khulna

9 May 2009, 18:00 PM

NATIONAL

Staff Correspondent, Khulna

Detectives on Friday night arrested the suspected outlaw who demanded Tk 10 lakh from Khulna City Corporation (KCC) Mayor Talukder Abdul Khaleque over cellphone on Tuesday. The arrestee, Moshtaque Ahmed, son of Hemayet Ali Sheikh of Chaksree Bazer under Rampal upazila of Bagerhat district, was taken to Khulna Sadar Police Station the same night showing him arrested on charge of extortion. The KCC mayor on Wednesday filed a general diary (GD) with Khulna Sadar Police Station seeking security of his life. DB police is quizzing the alleged outlaw.