Outlaws give 'death sentence' to five of rival party
Posters in several areas of Gangni upazila in Meherpur
Newly formed outlawed party Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Congress) pasted posters in several areas in Gangni upazila in Meherpur on Friday and Saturday night.
The posters said that the party recently gave 'death sentence' to five cadres including regional leader of its rival outlawed party PBCP-Lal Pataka.
The outfit said they will 'execute the death sentence' within the next few days.
According to local sources, the outfit pasted the posters on walls of houses and shutters of shops at Arpara, Bhibla, Charpara in Gangni of Meherpur. Some posters were also hung on trees.
In the posters, the outfit claimed one 'Dada Thakur' as their leader.
Police however, could not say as to who pasted the posters and when.
Officer-In-Charge (OC) of Gangni police station said they were unaware about the incident, adding they never came across any outlawed party like PBCP-Congress.
In Pabna, Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) personnel on Friday arrested a leader of Purbo Banglar Communist Party (ML-Lalpotaka) from Paschim Bangram village in Ataikula upazila.
Arrestee Aslam, 35, is son of Jabbar Pramanik of the village, reports UNB.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of Rab-12 conducted a drive at the village at noon and arrested Aslam.
He was wanted in various cases, including of a double murder, Rab sources said.
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