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| Ex-Jamaat MP charged with kidnap bid, extortion |
| 2008-03-13 |
| Police yesterday pressed charges against former Jamaat lawmaker Shahjahan Chowdhury and 35 others in two separate cases--extortion and attempt to kidnap. Sub-Inspector (SI) of Satkania Police Station Niamatul Karim submitted the charge sheets to the Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court, Chittagong. Satkania upazila Jamaat chief Dr Nurul Haq, Satkania Jamaat Secretary and Chairman of Kanchana Union Parishad Maulana Muzaffar Ahmed, and Chairman of Madarsa Union Parishad and union Jamaat chief Faridul Alam are also among the accused. Of the accused, Shajahan Chowdhury, also the chief of Jamaat Chittagong South district unit, and Dr Nurul Haq are now in jail while the rest have been absconding since the filing of the case. Nur Ahmed and Jamaluddin filed the two cases with Satkania Police Station on May 14, 2007. In his case statement, Nur Ahmed stated that the accused demanded Tk 5 lakh from him last year while Jamaluddin alleged that the accused demanded Tk 5 lakh from him and also "tried to abduct" him twice. |
| Posted by:Fred |