Jamaat leader arrested over vandalism in Rajshahi

Police arrested secretary of Jamaat-e-Islami Rajshahi city unit, Imaz Uddin Mandal on Friday in a case filed over vandalism, reports UNB.

He is the main accused in a case filed with Poba police station on the allegation of vandalism, Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) told the newspersons in a press briefing on Saturday.

He was arrested around 5.00pm on Friday from in front of a mosque in Terokhadia area during a drive conducted by a team of detective branch (DB) of police.

The arrestee and his associates were holding secret meetings to make a plan for spreading anti-state propaganda and vandalism said the police.

Legal actions will be taken against the accused. A total of 35 case have been filed against the accused for terrorist activities, vandalism and conspiring against the government, the police said at the briefing.