Former Chhatra Dal leader and aide held with 90 yaba tablets in Siddhirganj
The district Detective Branch (DB) of police has detained a former Chhatra Dal leader and his associate with 90 yaba tablets in Siddhirganj, Narayanganj.
They were detained during a raid late on Thursday night (12 November) in the Tiger Ruling Mills area near Shimrail Mor in Ward 4 of Narayanganj City Corporation.
Narayanganj district DB officer-in-charge Md Nazrul Islam confirmed the matter on Saturday afternoon (14 November).
The detainees are Rakib Hasan Rifat (22), son of the late Hasan Parvez Munshi of Munshibari in Shimrail, and Zahid Hasan Roni (30), son of the late Ali Akbar of Shimrail Dakshinpara. Rifat is a former joint secretary of Siddhirganj thana Chhatra Dal.
According to DB sources, the raid was carried out in the Tiger Ruling Mills area late on Thursday night acting on a tip-off, and the two were detained while trying to flee.
Police recovered 50 yaba tablets and Tk 52,150 in cash from Rifat's pocket and 40 yaba tablets from Roni. The estimated market value of the recovered yaba is Tk 54,000, and a Suzuki Gixxer motorcycle used to transport the drugs was seized.
DB sub-inspector Arif Khan, who led the raid, said they were detained late on 12 November, that they are initially believed to have long been involved in the drug trade, and that police are checking whether anyone else is involved with them.
DB officer-in-charge Md Nazrul Islam said: “The day before yesterday our team arrested two people, including a Chhatra Dal leader, with yaba. As I am on leave, I cannot give details.”
