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The motive for the attack on Ghoraghat Upazila Nirbahi (UN) officer Wahida Khanam and her father in Dinajpur is robbery, or is behind it drug trafficking, extortion and obstruction of illegal occupation? Juba League members Asadul and painters Nabirul and Santu told the RAB during preliminary questioning that they had committed the theft. All three were shown in custody yesterday. Jahangir Alam, coordinator of the Upazila Juba League, has been released among the three previously detained. However, if necessary, he will be questioned again, RAB said.
According to the locals, the attack was not just for the purpose of stealing. Ghoraghat Police Station has several drug, extortion and land grabbing cases on behalf of those detained and arrested on charges of involvement in the incident, except for the night watchman Nahid Hossain Palash, the painter Nabirul and Santu. Under his leadership, looting and land grabbing activities were carried out in Ghoraghat for a long time. They are also involved in drug trafficking in the upazila. He has been charged with various crimes, including theft of relief during the coronation, extortion in the sale of land, illegal extraction of sand and attempted attack on parliamentarians.
Meanwhile, Wahid, who was admitted to the Hospital of the National Neuroscience Institute in the capital, is in relatively good condition. Yesterday he regained consciousness after a complex brain operation. However, he could not say who carried out the attack. The director of the hospital, the professor. Kazi Deen Mohammad told Kaler Kanth last night: “After a complicated operation, he has regained consciousness. Talk like before. As a result, we are very optimistic about his recovery. However, we cannot say anything ethically until 72 hours have passed. But since his condition has not deteriorated, we call him some kind of good and hope he recovers. ‘
Law enforcement officers raided the place from Friday night until noon yesterday and arrested Jahangir Alam, convener of the Upazila Juba League, Asadul Islam, member of the Upazila Juba League, Masud Rahman, president of the Juba Singra League Union No. 3, Nahid, night watchman and painter Nabiul and Santu.
At a press conference held at the RAB-13 office in Rangpur city last night, its commander Reza Ahmed Ferdous said that RAB had detained six people for questioning as suspects in the attack. Among them, Asadul Islam, Nabirul Islam and Santu Kumar have been found involved. According to Asadul, this is a robbery case. We have to give more time to know the real facts, we have to investigate more, if necessary we have to return those involved.
He said Asadul Islam, 35, the son of Amjad Hossain from Osmanpur Sagarpara area, is a member of the convening committee of the Upazila Juba League. He was detained in the village of Chak Bamandia Bishwanathpur, adjacent to Ghoraghat upazila. During questioning, Asadul said that Nabirul was the mastermind behind the incident. Nabirul and Santu Kumar are painters by profession. There are several robbery and drug cases against these two at the Ghoraghat police station. Nabirul was the person who was seen in the CCTV footage wearing a red T-shirt and a light-skinned complexion. Nabirul also confirmed this information during questioning. Responding to a question, he said that the investigation into the political identity of the defendants would not be hampered. The shadow investigation will continue to learn the motive for the attack.
Topics discussed in Ghoraghat: On May 12, Dinajpur-6 constituency MP, Mayor A. of Ghoraghat Township from his own funds. Sattar took the initiative to distribute Iftar articles through Milon. The mayor snatched the articles and relief from Iftar. He was physically assaulted along with Sattar Milon’s Punjabi tear. Juba League leader Jahangir and his associates Masud Rana, Iyad Ali, Nahid and Abdur Rab have been charged in the case. At that time, Upazila Nirbahi’s officer, Wahida Khanam, played an important role in controlling the situation.
Barriers for sand extraction: Masud, president of Juba League No. 3 Singra Union, was illegally mining sand with a shallow machine at Nundah Ghat in the Ghoraghat Raniganj Bazar area. UNO Wahida Khanam burned sand mining equipment there. Locals believe that this incident may be one of the reasons for the attack on Wahida Khanum.
Land grabbing barriers: On May 14, the son of the late freedom fighter Saeed Ali. Abidur Rahman and the secretary general of the Dinajpur district branch of the Juba League complained about the land grab to demand extortion. The complaint also reached UNO Wahidar. It said: ‘Jahangir Alam and Masud Rana, the conveners of the Upazila Juba League, had been demanding 5 lakh rupees from me for two long years. They were given two lakh rupees at different times. If there is a delay in the payment of the remaining money, they occupy an acre of our land in the Kolonipara area. Wahida Khanam was trying to reclaim the land by taking matters seriously.
Barriers to drugs: There are allegations that Jahangir, Asadul and Masud used to demand extortion from different people from the Upazila. If they refused to pay the tribute, they would seize the land with their strength. Masood was the main financier of this force. Jahangir Alam is also known to be known in the area as a drug dealer. He used his political power to carry on the drug business throughout the upazila. Under his leadership, Nannu, Masud Rana, Iyad Ali, Nahid, Abdur Rab, Nabiul Islam, and several other young men are active. About a month ago, Jahangir was arrested by the police for using drugs in neighboring Hakimpur upazila. Video of the arrest went viral on social media at the time.
What the MP said about Jahangir: Seat Dinajpur-6 MP. Shibli Sadiq said yesterday: “Detainee Jahangir Alam is charged with multiple drug cases. I sent a letter to the Center three months ago to expel him from the party for allegedly violating party discipline. He said he distributed aid to 60,000 people in four upazilas from his own funds during the Crown period. Jahangir threatened the mayor with taking part of the relief in Ghoraghat township. Upon receiving the news, he learned that a team led by Jahangir that included Nannu, Masood Rana, Iyad Ali, Nahid, and Abdur Rab were preparing to attack him on the road. The situation later calmed down with the dispatch of police.
Expelled from the team: Meanwhile, Jahangir Alam, a convener of the Upazila Juba League and Asadul Islam, a member of the Upazila Juba League, who were arrested in connection with the attack on Wahida Khanam and his father Omar Ali, were expelled from the organization. Juba League President Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash and General Secretary Mainul Hossain Khan Nikhil issued the expulsion order in a letter yesterday afternoon. Juba League Secretary General Mainul Hossain Khan Nikhil confirmed the matter to Kaler Kantha.
Wahida Khanam and her father, freedom fighter Omar Ali Sheikh, were attacked at the government residence at the Upazila Parishad facility around 3pm on Wednesday. The assailants tied the doorman to the gate, climbed the ladder to the back of the house, broke the fan, and entered the house. The malefactors attacked Wahida Khanam and his father with heavy, sharp weapons. The following day, Thursday, Waheeda was transferred to Dhaka in an air force helicopter in critical condition.
On Thursday night, UNO’s brother, Sheikh Farid Hossain, filed a case with the Ghoraghat police station charging several unidentified people. That night, the divisional commissioner formed a three-member committee to investigate the incident.
Meanwhile, in protest of the attack on the UN, an hour-long human chain was held up on the road in front of the Dinajpur Press Club from 11am yesterday morning. Abul Kalam Azad, president of the Dinajpur Citizens’ Initiative, Kaniz Rahman, president of Mahila Parishad, Basudeb Shil, a cultural activist and other people and students were present on the occasion.
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