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RAB withdrawn from Chuadanga, Kushtia
"Crossfires" on hold till further noticeMar 16: All RAB personnel have been withdrawn from Chuadanga yesterday. Earlier, two members of RAB-6 were arrested on Tuesday night. The arrested persons are Havilder Zakaria and SI Salam. They were sent to jail yesterday. They were arrested while demanding a toll of Taka one lakh from a syndicate that was engaged in selling roadside trees illegally, sources said. RAB detained three Jubodal activists namely Saiful, Jahidul and Bilas on March 8 while they were trying to sell roadside trees of Roads and Highways department with false document. But later the two RAB members allegedly received Taka 30,000 from them as bribe. But when the incident was leaked concerned authorities started investigation and later the commanding officer of RAB, Chuadanga has recovered Tk 30,000 from the arrested RAB personnel. Both the arrested persons were sent to Chuadanga sadar police station Tuesday night and later sent to court yesterday.  It is also learnt that the RAB camp in Chuadanga was withdrawn yesterday and the RAB members deployed there were asked to report to Khulna Battalion office. Meanwhile, it is also learnt that the RAB was also withdrawn from Kushtia district yesterday but the reason for the withdrawal was not disclosed. Sources said that the head of the Kushtia RAB was asked to report to the Battalion office in Khulna with his team yesterday. When contacted the Police Super of Kustia told The Independent that he was informed that RAB was withdrawn from their camp but he added that it was a temporary withdrawal. "This might be a part of their strategy. Earlier they were also withdrawn in this way but to be deployed again. So people should not be worried in this regard," he said.
Posted by: Steve 2005-03-17 |
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