Nagorik Committee member arrested for Mosque attack, robbery in Pirojpur
Police arrested a member of the Jatiya Nagorik Committee in Pirojpur on Saturday in a case filed over attack, vandalism, and robbery of an under-construction model mosque.
The Detective Branch of Police arrested Musabbir Mahmud Sani, 32, from the Kapuria Patti area, said Officer-in-Charge (OC) Abbas of Pirojpur Sadar Police Station.
According to the case statement, Sani, identifying himself as convener of a student movement group, led a group of 30 to 40 individuals to attack the under-construction model mosque in Pirojpur Municipality on Friday afternoon.
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The attackers allegedly vandalised the staff quarters on-site and looted Tk5 lakh from the office. They also destroyed the CCTV cameras and the hard disk of the surveillance system.
Shahidul Islam, site manager of the contracting firm, filed a case against Sani, his brother Sajid who is reportedly a student coordinator, and another individual named Sajidul Islam, accusing them of vandalism, robbery, and extortion.
He claimed that Sani had previously demanded Tk20 lakh in extortion money from those involved in the project.
Sani is reportedly connected to a fire incident at the Baleshwar Bridge toll plaza in Pirojpur. However, no case has been filed regarding that incident yet, the OC mentioned, adding, "We will take further legal action based on the investigation."
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