Extortionist arrested
Pabna police Wednesday night arrested Abul Kalam Azad Babu, 32, son of Sakender Ali of village Atua in Pabna municipality area on charge of extortion. The arrestee is a relative of local lawmaker, police said. Babu demanded Tk 1 lakh illegal toll from Azad Alam, a businessman at the district headquarters. As Azad refused to pay the money Babu along with his cadres beat up Azad two days ago. Later, the victim filed a case with Pabna police station on Wednesday against Babu and his cadres, said OC of Pabna police station.
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