Six Detained in Benapole Raid on Suspicion of Being Awami League Activists

Police have detained six people in a special raid in the Benapole Port police station area of Sharsha upazila in Jessore, on suspicion of being activists of the Awami League, whose activities are banned.

Benapole Port police announced the detentions on Monday (November 2) at noon.

The detainees are Shaon Hossain (32), Golam Hossain (56), Nazmul Islam (45) and Shaon Gazi (24) of Sadipur village under Benapole Port police station, and Shamim Hossain (37) and Md Abdullah (25) of Boro Anchra village.

Police said the raid was carried out in Sadipur and Boro Anchra villages on Monday noon, acting on secret information and on the instructions of the officer-in-charge of Benapole Port police station.

According to police, the six were detained from their homes as suspected Awami League activists during the investigation of an old case. They hold no party posts, police said.

Benapole Port police station OC Shahid Titumir said the six were detained as suspected Awami League activists in a raid conducted as part of the investigation of an old case, and that they were sent to the Jessore court under police guard in the afternoon.