Former Kushtia-1 MP Sarwar Jahan held in Basila
He is an accused of attacking students and the public during the July mass uprising in Kushtia
Police today (17 June) arrested former lawmaker from Kushtia-1 constituency AKM Sarwar Jahan Badsha from the capital's Mohammadpur area.
Sarwar Jahan was arrested from Basila area around 2pm, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Mohammadpur Police Station Iftekar Hasan told BSS.
The detainee is an accused of attacking students and the public during the July mass uprising in Kushtia, he confirmed.
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Mohammadpur Police Station had registered 36 cases linked to the attacks on the protest rally in Mohammadpur area during July mass uprising and the detainee might have connection in the several attacks, he said.
"We are now reviewing the cases to be confirmed whether Sarwar Jahan was an accused in any case registered with Mohammadpur Police Station," he added.
