Kaliganj mayor in Jhenidah sent to jail in arms case

A Jhenidah court yesterday sent Mustafizur Rahman Biju, 44, mayor of Kaliganj municipality under the district, and also a member of the central Juba League, and Abdus Samad Milton, 52, an activist of Jubo League Kaliganj unit, to jail in an arms case.

They appeared before the Court of Judicial Magistrate SM Moniruzzaman in the afternoon and sought bail. The court rejected their bail petitions and sent them to jail.

According to the case statement, a group of local Awami League (AL) men attacked Biju's house on December 2 over doing construction work in the municipality. The mayor fired eight rounds of bullets from his licensed revolver in self-defence.

The incident took place following rivalry between two groups of the AL in the upazila. The rivals were also engaged in a clash which led to chase and counter-chase for hours.

On the same night, Anisur Rahman, a Juba League leader, filed a case against 15 people, mentioning Biju as the main accused, with Kaliganj Police Station.

Sub-Inspector Nirob Hossain of the police station also filed another case against the mayor and Abdus Samad Milton under the Arms Act.