9 Nilphamari AL men get life for extortion
A Nilphamari court sentenced nine Awami League men to ten years rigorous imprisonment on extortion charge on Thursday.
The convicts are Pancha Pukur union Awami League General Secretary Tahidur Rahman Shah, activists Abdul Hannan Shah, Sumon Shah, Milon Shah, Shahidur Rahman Shah, Tahmidur Rahman Shah, and Kalikapur union AL activists Mokbul Hossain, Mazedul Islam and Chhoto Babu.
According to the prosecution, the AL men took money from one Abdul Kader Shah while he was building a warehouse in Pancha Pukur area under Sadar upazila on December 9, 2007.
After examining the witnesses and evidence, Joint District and Session Judge Abdur Rashid pronounced the verdict.
Our Kushtia correspondent reported that local people caught an extortionist in Babupara area under Alamdanga upazila of Chuadanga district Friday evening.
Police said Siddik alias Danish, a gang leader of the area, demanded Tk. 2 lakh from Tafsir Ahmed, a Bangladeshi expatriate to Kuwait, after he came to the country on August 1.
Tafsir informed his relatives and Alamdanga municipality councilor Mahmud Ali Sachchu of the matter.
As per advice of the councillor, Tafsir asked Danish to come to Babupara to take the money. Danish sent one Sahin to take the money. As he (Sahin) reached in front of the house of Tafsir at about 7:00 pm on Friday, neighbours led by councillor Sachchu caught him.
They beat up Shahin and later handed him over to the police.
Police yesterday produce the extortionist in a court that sent him to jail.
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